did tell you it was coming; the celebration of fathers. I am not going to make this a controversial 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 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 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 yu gone, sadness from yu gone Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness from yu gone daddy 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 chat about 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 know am going through Sadness yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone is sadness I remember day goes by it was gladness Now is from yu gone, sadness from yu gone from yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness I remember day goes by it was gladness Now is from yu gone, sadness from yu gone
Mi so hard and smoke di weed fi tek di pain out If mi high mi wudda try fi blow mi brain out All dem evil work weh dem a wid a go fade out Non a dem kyaah 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 rasta man dem kill from yu gone daddy is sadness Sadness yu gone Jah know is sadness Man day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone Sadness from yu gone, I & I man a go on Di yute 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 daddy is I remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness yu gone, sadness from yu gone from yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu daddy is sadness I day goes by when it was gladness Now is from yu gone, sadness from yu gone 1 Memba when we use to together Sit and chat about life and run joke I & I man, have changed around But, mi deh yah way from yu gone, sadness Jah know a adness yu gone, sadness Man kyaah figet when there were Now is sadness from yu gone daddy from yu gone Sadness from yu jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone daddy is from yu gone Jah know is sadness I remember day by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness 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 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 bought or even seen. From Yu Gone By Seh so To all you dads out there, ino Even though more time a deadbeat ino A ino Hey dad, this one is out to you (reaching out to you) Yu no sperm donor Daddy yu gone mi know mi did a go struggle Mi know seh mi did a go My life on a no bed a rose Kaaz from yu gone I no wear no propa Daddy yu gone 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 tomb I a lef a a rose Good Daddy is you get a double kill Yu out too soon yu neva get fi lef a will Mi sistas haffi hustle like sopm (hustle, hustle, hard fi di dollar bill) Daddy big Sunday I no eat no breakfast White squall tek ova mi mouth like lip Mi drop out from a first class scholar student back to B class (seh so) And now mi haffi look pan (d)I kyaar dem a Tru mi look so shabby dem a wind up dem Ski mask robbing iina mi thoughts But yu seh di narrow road mi fi So link Squad and mi get a bad riddim pan di track, lef a number one wid him Our father, thanks be giving Daddy but a yu still 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 Kaaz from yu gone I no no propa clothes from yu gone 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 tomb I a lef a a rose Ef mi fi seh certain tings dad yu and twist inna yu grave Family shame weh treat I like slave A no seh dat I no brave but di High mek mi behave So mi seh music yu save mi, music yu When time di pagans dem a try mi A try kill mi talent weh di Most High mi A chuu mi skill mek dem no grave mi Dad a wish yu were around to see ma three grow Wah mek dat hurt most, dem look you seh mi stay focus just like you Mi stay from mi cap to mi shoe So daddy rest in peace, seh a likkle praiya fi mi above Mi deh yah pan di gully side a said a Mov More time di pressure hit mi mi di gaza thug But mi buss a slug 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 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 bunch a 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 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) tuff yah If yu no a faada, oh God Fi run di yah Can you my pain Yu what 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. Father By Kartel Hearts Riddim Everybody dem madda but waapm to di faada Mi love my yute dem mi (pattern) mi daddy style as I can remember from mi a likkle child When mi seh mummy weh mi daddy She seh a work unu daddy Him lef out inna di maanin and him nah come back till unu a yawn mi seh mummy 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 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 mind dem Yu no spend a million a buy dem suit But, no matter how di money ino star Likkle sopm haffi find dem yute, awuo As a faada yu fi time wid yu son Dem wi tek up di den shoot No careless daddy kyaah get mi Mi love mi faada dat a di Kaa 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 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, 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 good faada, faada Dis a fi di good faada, good Real man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di burden pan di A no everybody have money like dirt Fi yu yute wid di luxury a earth a no all, money a no all Mi a talk from mi seh a fambili first Mi my daddy from mi was a likkle bwoy Kaaz dat man mi di value of work Nuff time him come home sweat a run out a Him mek mi become the man dat I am Kaa when mi seh mummy weh wi daddy She seh a work unu daddy Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah back till unu a yawn When mi seh mummy weh wi 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, good 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, 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 is the letter, whoa Yeah well this is the letter, Yeah well is the letter (chuckle) Eeey goes this, now Dear God I have a letter here me to dad And I want to let you know 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 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 that you was here to see your boys grow In case you are wondering, mommy she's fine And she tell me stories you papa 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 and dries my tears I am just writing to let you know someone Yeah I love you, 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 so true, do And I you gave your love to the people And some of whom you thought you did trust deceived you But the trial another day At least what my mamma say And den, when I'm through I'll place this in the bible And I'm going pray to Jah to his disciples To deliver you letter, lord 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 might be a little sad Dear God here from me to dad And I want to let you P.S. So much things I'd to know and so much things to say But I'm save cause I know we'll be together some day Am just writing to let you know cares And to let you know you left the whole in tears, whao I swear, whooawooa, now Yeah daddy I love you, really love you Daddy I miss you I you And I know my brothers and do too Hey I you really 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 is one memory that stays on the back of my mind And memory got me thinking bout you all the time Whoa, I swear we you so And I wish you was here to see your boys grow 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, or I'm feeling blue All I do dad is think of you The alone, erase my fear and dries my tears 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 brothers and do too Hey I love you really really you Daddy I you...
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