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 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 gone souls Even my was a rasta man pan di battlefield, ino Selassie I yu son di I Sadness from yu gone Jah is sadness from yu gone daddy is sadness I remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness from yu gone, from yu gone from yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone daddy is I remember day goes by 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 you were my father We together as a friend or even as a bredda, yeah But now yu gone, Jah Jah It hurts me deep Jah Jah know Jah Jah know, only Jah Jah Omega know what am through Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness from yu gone Tigo is sadness 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 so hard and smoke di weed fi tek di pain out If mi neva high mi wudda try fi mi brain out All dem evil work weh dem a wid a go fade out Non a dem kyaah pass tru zion use to tell mi rasta a di order Rasta bun dem rasta bun dem dutty border All weh dem a gwaan wid man a lef dem to di A righteous rasta man dem Sadness from yu gone daddy is 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 yu gone, sadness I & I man a go on Di yute a hold strong God God knows, hey Sadness yu gone Jah live, Jah live, Jah Jah live Jah live, jah live, yeah, Sadness yu gone Jah know is sadness from yu gone daddy is sadness I remember day goes by it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone from 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, from yu gone 1 Memba when we use to smoke Sit and chat life and run joke together I & I man, have changed around But, mi deh yah way from yu gone, sadness Jah a adness from yu gone, sadness Man kyaah figet when there gladness Now is sadness from yu gone daddy sadness yu gone Sadness from yu jah know is sadness Sadness 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 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, 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 From Yu By Seh so To all you dads out there, ino Even 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 seh mi did a go struggle My life on earth a no bed a Kaaz from yu gone I no wear no clothes 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 I a lef a bunch a rose gosh Daddy is like you get a double Yu drop out too soon yu get fi lef a will Mi haffi hustle like hooka sopm (hustle, hustle, hard fi di dollar bill) Daddy big Sunday morning I no eat no White squall tek ova mi mouth like lip Mi drop out a first 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 shabby dem a up dem glass Ski robbing come iina mi thoughts But yu seh di road mi fi walk So link Flava Squad and mi get a bad Spit pan di track, lef a one wid him Our father, I'll be giving Daddy but a yu still Daddy from yu mi know 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 no propa clothes 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 So pan yu tomb I a lef a a rose Ef mi fi seh tings dad yu turn and twist inna yu grave Family wudda shame weh treat I 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 kill mi talent weh di Most gave mi A just mi skill mek dem no grave mi Dad a wish yu were around to see ma three grow Wah mek dat hurt most, dem like you Mama seh mi stay focus just you Mi Gucci from mi cap to mi shoe So rest in peace, seh a likkle praiya fi mi from 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 yu gone mi know 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 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 So mi a seh Sandra, Be, Collin, Maxine, Kerry-Ann, Khago, Ava Doh worr, unu just tek care a unu madda, hear seh daddy love unu, hear (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 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 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 a wonderful father. Father By Vybz Broken Riddim Everybody love dem madda but waapm to di Mi love my yute dem mi (pattern) mi daddy style Lang as I can remember from mi a child When mi seh weh mi daddy gone She seh a work unu daddy 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 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 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 good faada, good Real man nah run lef him dem and lef di burden pan di maada Jah seh, big up di man dem weh mind dem yute Yu no haffi spend a million a buy dem But, no matter how di money small ino Likkle sopm haffi find dem yute, awuo As a yu fi spend time wid yu son Dem wi tek up di den shoot No daddy kyaah get mi salute Mi love mi dat a di truth Kaa mi seh mummy weh wi daddy gone 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 daddy Him lef out from di maanin and him nah come back till unu a yawn Dis a fi di faada, good 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, good Dis a fi di good faada, good 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 luxury a a no all, money a no all Mi a from mi heart seh a fambili first Mi love my daddy from mi was a likkle Kaaz dat man mi di value of work Nuff time him come sweat a run out a shirt Him mek mi become the man dat I am Kaa when mi seh mummy weh wi daddy 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 work unu gone Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah come back till unu a 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 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
(Song to end) Dad (The Letter) By Ky-Mani Yeah well this is the letter, Yeah well is the letter, whoa Yeah well this is the (chuckle) Eeey like this, now Dear God I a letter here from me to dad And I want to let you know be a little sad Dear God here from me to dad And I to let you know, it goes dad I didn't get to know you And sometimes I sit and and it makes me blue But there is one that stays on the back of my mind And this got me thinking bout you all the time Whoa, I we miss 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 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 writing to let you know someone cares Yeah 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 so true, do And I know you your love to the people And of whom you thought you did trust 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 me feel much better now I sing Dear God I have a 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 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 world in tears, I swear, whooawooa, now Yeah I love you, really really love you Daddy I miss you I you And I know my brothers and do too Hey I love you really really you Oh, we go, hey Dear dad I didn't get to you And sometimes I sit and wonder and it makes me But is one memory that stays 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 your boys 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 dada dad is of you The thoughts alone, erase my fear and my tears I am writing to let you know someone cares Yeah I love you, really love you Daddy I you I miss you And I my brothers and sisters do too Hey I love you really really you Daddy I you...
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