did tell you it was coming; the celebration of fathers. I am not going to make this a controversial entry because there was no controversy surrounding fatherhood for me. Sperm-donor is a label heard ever so often being used to refer to fathers, stemming from their absence in their child/children's life. It is quite appalling the number of fatherless homes that exist today. With this in mind, it gives us an even greater reason to celebrate those who are here and those who left us in body but are still with us in spirit. They can teach those that left or were just never there, how to be a father. By My Son, until dat day when our souls meet again....guidance and out to all the lost long gone souls Even my father was a man pan di battlefield, ino Selassie I yu son di I from yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu daddy is sadness I remember day by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone is sadness I day goes by when it was gladness Now is from yu gone, sadness from yu gone Remember when we use to smoke Sit and about life and run joke together Even though you my father We stick together as a friend or even as a bredda, But now yu gone, Jah Jah It me deep inside Jah Jah know Jah Jah know, Jah Jah know Omega know am going through from yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness yu gone Tigo is sadness I remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness from yu gone, from yu gone Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness from yu gone Jah know is sadness I remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone
Mi think so hard and smoke di weed fi tek di out If mi neva high mi wudda try fi mi brain out All dem work weh dem a gwaan wid a go fade out Non a dem kyaah pass tru zion Daddy use to tell mi a di order Rasta bun dem bridges rasta bun dem border All weh dem a wid man a lef dem to di Faada A righteous rasta man dem Sadness from yu gone daddy is from yu gone Jah know is sadness Man day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, from yu gone from yu gone, sadness I & I man a go on Di gangsta a hold strong God God knows, hey Sadness from yu Jah live, Jah live, Jah live Jah Jah live, jah live, yeah, Sadness from yu gone Jah know is from yu gone daddy is sadness I day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness yu gone, sadness from yu gone from yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone daddy is I day goes by when it was gladness Now is from yu gone, sadness from yu gone 1 Memba we use to smoke together Sit and about life and run joke together I & I man, things have changed But, mi deh yah way from yu gone, sadness Jah know a adness yu gone, sadness Man kyaah when there were gladness Now is sadness from yu gone daddy sadness from yu Sadness from yu jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone is sadness from yu gone Jah know is sadness I remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness yu gone, sadness from yu gone I
(Song to end) Some of the most lasting memories of my time on this earth stemmed from the relationship that I had with my father. There were good and bad moments but at the end of it all, there was always a lesson to be learnt. Whether these lessons were directly taught or were learnt from the mere presence of the experience, I cherish and hold every minute dear to my heart. Who I am today has largely been contributed to by the moments I shared with my father. One of the things that I have realized from my experience and from those of others is that men who grew up without the presence of a father, when given the opportunity, become great fathers. There are some men who think if they cannot provide their child with material things then they cannot make any other contributions so it makes sense for them to leave. The reality of life is, a father being able to provide materially for a child is nowhere near half of the requirements of being a father, the major elements that are needed cannot be bought or even seen. Daddy From Yu By Seh so To all you wonderful out there, ino though more time some a deadbeat ino A ino Hey dad, this one is out to you (reaching out to you) Yu no sperm donor Daddy from yu gone mi know mi did a go Mi seh mi did a go struggle My life on earth a no bed a from yu gone I no wear no propa clothes Daddy from yu gone mi mi did a go struggle Mi know seh mi did a go My life on a no bed a rose So pan yu I a lef a bunch a rose Good Daddy is you get a double kill Yu out too soon yu neva get fi lef a will Mi sistas haffi like hooka sopm (hustle, hustle, hard fi di dollar bill) Daddy big Sunday morning I no eat no squall tek ova mi mouth like lip gloss Mi drop out from a class scholar student straight back to B class (seh so) And now mi haffi look pan (d)I dem a pass Tru mi look so dem a wind up dem glass Ski mask robbing come iina mi But yu seh di road mi fi walk So link Flava and mi get a bad riddim Spit pan di track, lef a one wid him Our father, thanks I'll be but a miss yu still Daddy yu gone mi know mi did a go struggle Mi know seh mi did a go My on earth a no bed a rose Kaaz yu gone I no wear no propa clothes Daddy from yu mi know mi did a go struggle Mi seh mi did a go struggle My life on a no bed a rose So pan yu I a lef a bunch a rose Ef mi fi seh certain tings dad yu and twist inna yu grave Family wudda shame weh treat I like A no seh dat I no but di Most High mek mi behave So mi seh music yu save mi, yu save time di pagans dem a try enslave mi A try kill mi talent weh di High gave mi A just chuu mi mek dem no grave mi Dad a wish yu were to see ma three sons grow Wah mek dat hurt most, dem look you Mama seh mi stay focus like you Mi stay from mi cap to mi shoe So daddy rest in peace, seh a likkle fi mi from above Mi deh yah pan di gully side a chill a Mov More time di pressure hit mi mi link di gaza But mi neva a slug Daddy yu gone mi know mi did a go struggle Mi know seh mi did a go My life on earth a no bed a Kaaz yu gone I no wear no propa clothes Daddy yu gone mi know mi did a go struggle Mi seh mi did a go struggle My on earth a no bed a rose So pan yu tomb I a lef a a rose So mi a seh Sandra, Be, Collin, Maxine, Kerry-Ann, Khago, Ava Doh worr, unu just tek care a unu madda, hear Memba seh daddy unu, hear (laugh) Mi know mi did a go Mi seh mi did a go struggle My life on earth a no bed a No bed a I(t) dung yah If yu no a faada, oh God Fi run di yah Can you feel my Yu know what am talking A seh so
(Song ends) There aren't many songs present that contribute to the celebration of fathers. However, I was able to find four that are ideal for this entry. They speak to two topics, the gap is left after the loss of a brilliant father and the dedication that a real father will make to ensure his family is comfortable. I can relate to both. On the night of April 27, 2007, my father was taken from my life as a result of the carelessness of a taxi driver but to the end he is the best father ever. The lyrics of each song appeal to the different effects of have a wonderful father. Good By Kartel Broken Riddim Everybody love dem but waapm to di faada Mi love my yute dem mi pattan (pattern) mi style Lang as I can remember from mi a child mi seh mummy weh mi daddy gone She seh a work unu daddy Him lef out from di maanin and him nah come back till unu a yawn mi seh mummy weh wi daddy gone She seh a unu daddy gone Him lef out from inna di and him nah come back till unu a yawn Dis a fi di good faada, good Dis a fi di good faada, good Real man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di burden pan di Dis a fi di good faada, faada Dis a fi di faada, good faada Real man nah run lef him dem and lef di burden pan di maada Jah know seh, big up di man dem weh mind dem Yu no haffi spend a a buy dem suit But, no matter how di money small ino Likkle sopm sopm find dem yute, awuo As a faada yu fi spend wid yu son Dem wi tek up di den shoot No daddy kyaah get mi salute Mi love mi faada dat a di Kaa when mi seh mummy weh wi gone She seh a unu daddy gone Him lef out from inna di and him nah come back till unu a yawn mi seh mummy weh wi daddy gone She seh a unu daddy gone Him lef out inna di maanin and him nah come back till unu a yawn Dis a fi di good faada, faada Dis a fi di faada, good faada Real man nah run lef him dem and lef di burden pan di maada Dis a fi di good faada, faada Dis a fi di good faada, faada man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di burden pan di maada A no every have money like dirt Fi provide yu wid di luxury a earth Money a no all, a no all Mi a talk from mi heart seh a fambili Mi love my daddy from mi was a bwoy Kaaz dat man mi di value of work Nuff time him home sweat a run out a shirt Him mek mi the man dat I am today Kaa when mi seh mummy weh wi daddy She seh a work unu daddy Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah come till unu a yawn When mi seh weh wi daddy gone She seh a unu daddy gone Him lef out from inna di and him nah come back till unu a yawn Dis a fi di good faada, good Dis a fi di good faada, good Real man nah run lef him dem and lef di burden pan di maada Dis a fi di faada, good faada Dis a fi di good faada, faada Real man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di burden pan di
(Song to end) Dad (The Letter) By Ky-Mani Yeah well this is the letter, Yeah well is the letter, whoa well this is the letter (chuckle) Eeey like this, now God I have a letter here from me to dad And I want to let you know might be a sad God letter here from me to dad And I want to let you know, it dad I didn't get to know you And sometimes I sit and and it makes me blue But there is one memory that on the back of my mind And this memory got me bout you all the time Whoa, I we miss you so And I wish that you was to see your boys grow In case you are wondering, mommy she's doing And she tell me stories bout you papa all the So when I am and out, lonely or I'm feeling blue All I do dad is think of you The thoughts alone, erase my fear and dries my I am just writing to let you someone cares Yeah I love you, really really you I miss you I miss you And I know my and sisters do too Hey I love you really really you Oh so true, do And I know you gave love to the people And some of whom you thought you did they deceived you But the brings another day At least that's what my say And den, when I'm through I'll this letter in the bible And I'm pray to Jah to send his disciples To deliver you letter, lord It make me feel much better now I sing Dear God I have a letter from me to dad And I to let you know might be a little sad God letter here from me to dad And I want to let you P.S. So much things I'd like to know and so much to say But I'm gonna save cause I we'll be together some day Am just to let you know someone cares And to let you you left the whole world in tears, whao I swear, whooawooa, now Yeah daddy I love you, really really you Daddy I miss you I you And I know my and sisters do too Hey I love you really really you Oh, we go, hey Dear dad I get to know you And sometimes I sit and wonder and it makes me But there is one memory that stays on the back of my And this memory got me thinking you all the time Whoa, I swear we you so And I that you was here to see your boys grow In case you are wondering, she's doing fine And she tell me stories you papa all the time So I am down and out, lonely or I'm feeling blue All I do dada dad is of you The alone, erase my fear and dries my tears I am just writing to let you know cares Yeah I love you, really love you Daddy I miss you I you And I know my brothers and do too Hey I love you really love you Daddy I you...
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