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 still here and those who left us in body but are still with us in spirit. They can teach those that left or just never there, how to be a father. By My Son, dat day when our souls meet again....guidance and protection Reach out to all the lost long souls Even my father was a man pan di battlefield, ino I yu son remember di I Sadness yu gone Jah know is sadness from yu gone daddy is sadness I day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu Sadness from yu gone Jah know is Sadness from yu gone is sadness I remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone when we use to smoke together Sit and chat about life and run joke Even though you my father We stick together as a friend or even as a bredda, But now yu gone, Jah Jah It hurts me inside Jah Jah know Jah Jah know, only Jah Jah Omega what am going through Sadness from yu gone Jah know is Sadness from yu Tigo is sadness I remember day goes by it was gladness Now is from yu gone, sadness from yu gone Sadness yu gone Jah know is sadness from yu gone Jah know is sadness I remember day goes by it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu
Mi so hard and smoke di weed fi tek di pain out If mi neva high mi try fi blow mi brain out All dem evil work weh dem a wid a go fade out Non a dem kyaah pass tru gate use to tell mi rasta a di order Rasta bun dem bridges rasta bun dem dutty All weh dem a gwaan wid man a lef dem to di A righteous man dem kill Sadness from yu gone daddy is Sadness yu gone Jah know is sadness Man remember day goes by it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone Sadness yu gone, sadness I & I man a go on Di gangsta yute a strong God God knows, hey Sadness yu gone Jah live, Jah live, Jah Jah live Jah live, jah live, yeah, Sadness from yu gone Jah know is Sadness yu gone daddy is sadness I remember day goes by it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone Sadness yu gone Jah know 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 1 Memba when we use to together Sit and about life and run joke together I & I man, things have around But, mi deh yah way from yu gone, sadness Jah know a from yu gone, sadness Man kyaah figet when there gladness Now is sadness from yu gone daddy sadness yu gone from yu gone jah know is sadness Sadness yu gone daddy is sadness Sadness yu gone Jah know is sadness I day goes by when 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 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 or even seen. Daddy From Yu By Seh so To all you dads out there, ino Even more time some a deadbeat ino A ino Hey dad, this one is out to you (reaching out to you) Yu no sperm donor from 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 wear no propa Daddy from yu gone mi know mi did a go Mi know seh mi did a go My life on earth a no bed a So pan yu tomb I a lef a bunch a gosh Daddy is like you get a kill Yu out too soon yu neva get fi lef a will Mi sistas haffi hustle like hooka sopm (hustle, hustle, 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 class scholar straight back to B class (seh so) And now mi look pan (d)I kyaar dem a pass Tru mi so shabby dem a wind up dem glass Ski mask come iina mi thoughts But yu seh di narrow road mi fi So link Flava Squad and mi get a bad pan di track, lef a number one wid him Our father, thanks I'll be Daddy but a miss yu 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 Kaaz from yu gone I no no propa clothes 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 So pan yu tomb I a lef a 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 brave but di Most High mek mi So mi seh music yu mi, music yu save When time di pagans dem a try mi A try mi talent weh di Most High gave mi A just mi skill mek dem no grave mi Dad a wish yu around to see ma three sons grow Wah mek dat hurt most, dem look you Mama seh mi stay focus like you Mi stay Gucci mi cap to mi shoe So daddy rest in peace, seh a likkle praiya fi mi above Mi deh yah pan di side a chill said a Mov time di pressure hit mi mi link di gaza thug But mi neva buss a 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 Kaaz from yu gone I no wear no clothes Daddy from yu gone mi know mi did a go Mi know seh mi did a go My on earth a no bed a rose 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 daddy love unu, (laugh) Mi know mi did a go Mi seh mi did a go struggle My on earth 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 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 that is left after the loss of a brilliant father and the dedication that a real father 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 Hearts Riddim Everybody dem madda but waapm to di faada Mi love my yute dem mi pattan (pattern) mi style as I can remember from mi a likkle child When mi seh weh mi daddy gone She seh a work unu daddy Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah come back till unu a When mi seh mummy weh wi daddy She seh a work unu daddy Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah come back unu a yawn 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 pan di maada Dis a fi di good faada, good 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 dem yute Yu no haffi a million a buy dem suit But, no matter how di small ino star Likkle sopm haffi find dem yute, awuo As a yu fi spend time wid yu son Dem wi tek up di den shoot No careless daddy kyaah get mi Mi love mi dat a di truth Kaa when mi seh mummy weh wi 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 mummy weh wi daddy She seh a unu daddy gone Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah come back 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 good faada, faada Dis a fi di good faada, good Real man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di pan di maada A no every everybody have money dirt Fi provide yu wid di luxury a earth Money a no all, a no all Mi a from mi heart seh a fambili first Mi love my daddy 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 mummy weh wi gone She seh a unu daddy gone Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah come back till unu a When mi seh mummy weh wi gone She seh a work unu gone Him lef out inna di maanin and him nah come back till unu a yawn Dis a fi di good faada, good 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 good faada, good Dis a fi di good faada, good Real man nah run lef him dem and lef di burden pan di maada
(Song to end) Dad (The Letter) By Ky-Mani Yeah well this is the letter, Yeah well this is the letter, Yeah well is the letter (chuckle) Eeey goes this, now Dear God I have a letter from me to dad And I want to let you might be a little sad Dear God here from me to dad And I want to let you know, it Dear dad I didn't get to you And I sit and wonder and it makes me blue But there is one memory stays on the back of my mind And memory got me thinking bout you all the time Whoa, I we miss 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 bout you papa all the So when I am down and out, 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 to let you know someone cares I love you, really really love you Daddy I you I miss you And I my brothers and sisters do too Hey I love you really love you Oh so true, do And I you gave your love to the people And some of whom you you did trust they deceived you But the trial brings day At least that's my mamma say And den, I'm through I'll place this letter in the bible And I'm going pray to Jah to his disciples To deliver you this letter, It will make me feel much now I sing God I have a letter here from me to dad And I want to let you know might be a sad Dear God letter from me to dad And I to let you know P.S. So things 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 cares And to let you know you left the world in tears, whao I swear, whooawooa, now Yeah daddy I love you, really really you Daddy I you I miss you And I my brothers and sisters do too Hey I love you really love you Oh, we go, hey Dear dad I 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 thinking you all the time Whoa, I we miss you so And I wish that you was here to see 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, 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 know cares Yeah I love you, really really you Daddy I miss you I you And I know my brothers and do too Hey I love you really love you I miss you...
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