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 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 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 meet again....guidance and protection Reach out to all the lost long gone my father was a rasta 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 goes by when it was Now is sadness yu gone, sadness from yu gone Sadness from yu gone Jah is sadness Sadness yu gone daddy is sadness I remember day by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone when we use to smoke together Sit and about life and run joke together though you were my father We stick together as a friend or even as a bredda, But now yu gone, Jah Jah It hurts me deep inside Jah Jah Jah Jah know, only Jah Jah Omega what am going through Sadness from yu gone Jah is sadness from yu gone Tigo is sadness I day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness I remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone
Mi so hard and smoke di weed fi tek di pain out If mi neva mi wudda try fi blow mi brain out All dem evil weh dem a gwaan wid a go fade out Non a dem pass tru zion gate Daddy use to mi rasta a di order Rasta bun dem bridges rasta bun dem border All weh dem a wid man a lef dem to di Faada A rasta man dem kill Sadness from yu gone is sadness Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness Man remember day by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, from yu gone Sadness 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 Sadness from yu gone is sadness I day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, from yu gone Sadness from yu gone Jah is sadness from yu gone daddy is sadness I remember day goes by when it was Now is from yu gone, sadness from yu gone 1 Memba when we use to together Sit and chat about life and run 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 figet when there gladness Now is sadness from yu gone sadness from yu gone Sadness from yu gone jah is sadness from yu gone daddy is sadness Sadness from yu gone Jah know is I remember day goes by it was gladness Now is from 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 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. Daddy Yu Gone By Seh so To all you wonderful out there, ino though more time some a deadbeat ino A ino Hey dad, one is reaching out to you (reaching out to you) Yu neva no sperm Daddy from yu gone mi 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 know seh mi did a go My on earth a no bed a rose So pan yu I a lef a bunch a rose gosh Daddy is like you get a double Yu out too soon yu neva get fi lef a will Mi haffi hustle like hooka sopm (hustle, hustle, hard fi di dollar bill) big Sunday morning I no eat no breakfast White squall tek ova mi like lip gloss Mi drop out from a first class 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 robbing come iina mi thoughts But yu seh di narrow road mi fi So link Flava and mi get a bad riddim Spit pan di track, lef a one wid him Our father, I'll be giving but a miss yu still Daddy from yu gone mi mi did a go struggle Mi seh mi did a go struggle My life on earth a no bed a Kaaz from yu gone I no wear no propa from 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 I a lef a bunch a rose Ef mi fi seh certain dad yu turn and twist inna yu grave wudda shame weh treat I like slave A no seh dat I no but di Most High mek mi behave So mi seh yu save mi, music yu save When di pagans dem a try enslave mi A try kill mi weh di Most High gave mi A just chuu mi mek dem no grave mi Dad a wish yu were around to see ma sons grow Wah mek dat most, dem look like you seh mi stay focus just like you Mi stay Gucci mi cap to mi shoe So daddy in peace, seh a likkle praiya fi mi from above Mi deh yah pan di gully side a chill a Mov time di pressure hit mi mi link di gaza thug But mi neva a slug Daddy from yu mi know mi did a go struggle Mi know seh mi did a go My on earth a no bed a rose Kaaz from yu I no wear 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 So mi a seh Sandra, Be, Collin, Maxine, Kerry-Ann, Khago, Ava Doh worr, unu gwaan tek care a unu madda, hear Memba seh love unu, hear (laugh) Mi mi did a go struggle Mi know seh mi did a go My life on a no bed a rose No bed a I(t) dung yah If yu no a faada, oh God Fi run di yah Can you my pain Yu know what am 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 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. Father By Vybz Broken Riddim Everybody love dem madda but to di faada Mi love my dem mi pattan (pattern) mi daddy style Lang as I can remember from mi a likkle When mi seh mummy weh mi gone She seh a unu daddy gone 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 work unu daddy Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah come till unu a yawn Dis a fi di good faada, faada Dis a fi di good faada, faada 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 good faada, good 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 spend a million a buy dem suit But, no how di money small ino star Likkle sopm haffi find dem yute, awuo As a faada yu fi spend wid yu son Dem wi tek up di crime den No careless 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 inna di maanin and him nah come back till unu a yawn When mi seh weh wi daddy gone She seh a work unu gone Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah come till unu a yawn 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 Dis a fi di faada, good faada Dis a fi di good faada, faada Real man nah run lef him dem and lef di burden pan di maada A no every everybody have like dirt Fi provide yu yute wid di a earth Money a no all, a no all Mi a talk from mi seh a fambili first Mi my daddy from mi was a likkle bwoy Kaaz dat man teach mi di value of Nuff time him come home sweat a run out a Him mek mi become the man dat I am Kaa mi seh mummy weh wi daddy gone She seh a unu daddy gone Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah come back till unu a mi seh mummy weh wi daddy gone She seh a work unu gone Him lef out from di maanin 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 good faada, faada man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di burden pan di maada
(Song to end) Dad (The Letter) By Ky-Mani Yeah well this is the letter, Yeah this is the letter, whoa Yeah this is the letter (chuckle) goes like this, now Dear God I a letter here from me to dad And I to let you know might be a little sad Dear God letter here me to dad And I to let you know, it goes Dear dad I get to know you And sometimes I sit and wonder and it me blue But there is one memory that stays on the of my mind And this memory got me thinking you all the time Whoa, I swear we you so And I wish you was here to see your boys grow In you are wondering, mommy she's doing fine And she tell me bout you papa all the time So when I am down and out, lonely or I'm blue All I do dad is think of you The thoughts alone, erase my and dries my tears I am just writing to let you know someone I love you, really really love you Daddy I miss you I you And I my brothers and sisters do too Hey I love you really love you Oh so true, do And I know you gave your love to the And some of whom you thought you did they deceived you But the trial brings day At that's what my mamma say And den, when I'm through I'll place letter in the bible And I'm going to Jah to send his disciples To deliver you letter, lord It will make me much better now I sing Dear God I have a letter here me to dad And I want to let you know be a little sad Dear God here from me to dad And I want to let you P.S. So much I'd like to know and so much things to say But I'm gonna save cause I know we'll be some day Am just writing to let you know someone And to let you know you left the whole in tears, whao I swear, whooawooa, now Yeah daddy I love you, really love you I miss you I miss you And I know my and sisters do too Hey I love you really love you Oh, we go, hey Dear dad I didn't get to you And sometimes I sit and wonder and it me blue But there is one memory that stays on the back of my 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 all the time So when I am down and out, lonely or I'm feeling All I do dada dad is of you The thoughts alone, erase my fear and my tears I am just writing to let you know cares Yeah I love you, really love you I miss you I miss you And I my brothers and sisters do too Hey I love you really love you I miss you...
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