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 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 still 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 again....guidance and protection out to all the lost long gone souls Even my father was a man pan di battlefield, ino I yu son remember di I Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone daddy is I remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone Sadness from yu gone Jah know is Sadness from yu gone is sadness I remember day by when it was gladness Now is sadness yu gone, sadness from yu gone when we use to smoke together Sit and chat about life and run together though you were my father We stick as a friend or even as a bredda, yeah But now yu gone, Jah Jah It hurts me deep inside Jah Jah Jah Jah know, Jah Jah know know what am going through Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone Tigo is I remember day by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone Sadness from yu gone Jah know is Sadness from yu gone Jah know is I remember day goes by it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone
Mi think so hard and di weed fi tek di pain out If mi high mi wudda try fi blow mi brain out All dem work weh dem a gwaan wid a go fade out Non a dem pass tru zion gate Daddy use to tell mi a di order Rasta bun dem bridges rasta bun dem dutty All weh dem a wid man a lef dem to di Faada A righteous man dem kill Sadness from yu gone is sadness from yu gone Jah know is sadness Man remember day by when it was gladness Now is sadness yu gone, sadness from yu gone Sadness yu gone, sadness I & I man a go on Di gangsta yute a 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 is sadness Sadness from yu daddy is sadness I remember day by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, from yu gone Sadness yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone is sadness I remember day goes by it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu 1 Memba when we use to smoke Sit and chat about and run joke together I & I man, things have changed But, mi deh yah way Sadness yu gone, sadness Jah a adness from yu gone, sadness Man kyaah figet when there were Now is sadness from yu gone daddy sadness yu gone Sadness from yu jah know is sadness Sadness yu gone daddy is sadness from yu gone Jah know is sadness I day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, 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 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 that 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. From Yu Gone By Seh so To all you dads out there, ino Even though more some a deadbeat ino A ino Hey dad, one is reaching out to you (reaching out to you) Yu neva no donor 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 from yu gone I no no propa clothes Daddy yu gone mi know mi did a go struggle Mi seh mi did a go struggle My life on earth a no bed a So pan yu tomb I a lef a bunch a Good Daddy is you get a double kill Yu drop out too soon yu 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 White tek ova mi mouth like lip gloss Mi drop out from a first scholar student straight back to B class (seh so) And now mi haffi look pan (d)I kyaar dem a Tru mi so shabby dem a wind up dem glass Ski mask robbing iina mi thoughts But yu seh di road mi fi walk So Flava Squad and mi get a bad riddim pan di track, lef a number one wid him Our father, thanks be giving Daddy but a miss yu Daddy from yu gone mi mi did a go struggle Mi seh mi did a go struggle My on earth a no bed a rose Kaaz from yu gone I no wear no propa Daddy from yu mi know mi did a go struggle Mi know seh mi did a go My life on a no bed a rose So pan yu tomb I a lef a bunch a Ef mi fi seh certain tings dad yu turn and twist yu grave Family wudda shame weh I like slave A no seh dat I no brave but di Most High mek mi So mi seh yu save mi, music yu save time di pagans dem a try enslave mi A try kill mi talent weh di Most High 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 like you Mama seh mi focus just like you Mi stay Gucci from mi cap to mi So daddy rest in peace, seh a praiya fi mi from above Mi deh yah pan di gully side a said a Mov More time di pressure hit mi mi link di thug But mi neva a slug Daddy from yu gone mi know mi did a go Mi seh mi did a go struggle My on earth a no bed a rose from yu gone I no wear no propa clothes 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 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 gwaan tek a unu madda, hear seh daddy love unu, hear (laugh) Mi mi did a go struggle Mi seh mi did a go struggle My life on a no bed a rose No bed a I(t) tuff yah If yu no a faada, oh God Fi run di yah Can you my pain Yu know am talking about 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 that is left after the loss of a brilliant father and the dedication that a 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 Vybz Broken Hearts Everybody love dem madda but waapm to di Mi love my yute dem mi pattan (pattern) mi style Lang as I can remember from mi a likkle When mi seh mummy weh mi daddy She seh a unu daddy gone Him lef out from di maanin and him nah come back till unu a yawn When mi seh weh wi daddy gone She seh a work unu daddy Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah back till unu a yawn Dis a fi di good faada, good Dis a fi di good faada, good man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di burden pan di maada Dis a fi di good faada, good Dis a fi di good faada, faada Real man nah run lef him dem and lef di burden pan di maada Jah know seh, big up di man dem weh dem yute Yu no haffi spend a a buy dem suit But, no matter how di money small ino Likkle sopm haffi 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 dat a di truth Kaa when mi seh mummy weh wi daddy She seh a work unu daddy Him lef out from di maanin and him nah come back till unu a yawn When mi seh mummy weh wi gone She seh a work unu gone Him lef out from inna di and him nah come back till unu a yawn Dis a fi di good faada, faada 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 faada, good faada Dis a fi di faada, good 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 yute wid di a earth Money a no all, a no all Mi a talk from mi heart seh a first Mi my daddy from mi was a likkle bwoy Kaaz dat man teach mi di value of Nuff time him come home a run out a shirt Him mek mi the man dat I am today Kaa when mi seh weh wi daddy gone She seh a work unu gone Him lef out from inna di and him nah come back till unu a yawn When mi seh mummy weh wi daddy She seh a work unu daddy Him lef out from 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 pickney dem and lef di pan di maada Dis a fi di faada, good faada Dis a fi di faada, good faada Real man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di burden pan di
(Song to end) Dad (The Letter) By Marley Yeah well is the letter, whoa Yeah this is the letter, whoa Yeah this is the letter (chuckle) goes like this, now Dear God I have a letter here me to dad And I want to let you might be a little sad Dear God letter here me to dad And I want to let you know, it Dear dad I didn't get to you And sometimes I sit and wonder and it makes me But there is one memory that on the back of my mind And this memory got me bout 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, mommy doing fine And she tell me stories you papa all the time So when I am down and out, lonely or I'm 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 someone cares I love you, really really love you Daddy I you I miss you And I know my and sisters do too Hey I love you really love you Oh so true, do And I know you gave your to the people And some of whom you thought you did trust they you But the trial another day At least that's my mamma say And den, when I'm through I'll place this letter in the And I'm going to Jah to send his disciples To you this letter, lord It will make me feel much now I sing Dear God I a letter here from me to dad And I want to let you might be a little sad Dear God letter from me to dad And I to let you know P.S. So much I'd like to know and so much things to say But I'm gonna save cause I know 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 you, really really love you Daddy I you I miss you And I know my brothers and do too Hey I love you really really you Oh, we go, hey dad I didn't get to know you And sometimes I sit and and it makes me blue But there is one memory that stays on the of my mind And this memory got me thinking bout you all the Whoa, I swear we you so And I wish that you was here to see your boys In case you are wondering, mommy she's fine And she tell me stories bout you papa all the So when I am down and out, lonely or I'm feeling All I do dad is think of you The alone, erase my fear and dries my tears I am just writing to let you know someone Yeah I you, really really love you I miss you I miss you And I know my and sisters do too Hey I love you really really you I miss you...
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