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 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 our souls meet again....guidance and protection out to all the lost long gone souls Even my father was a man pan di battlefield, ino Selassie I yu son di I from yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness 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 day goes by when it was gladness Now is from yu gone, sadness from yu gone Remember when we use to together Sit and chat life and run joke together Even you were my father We stick together as a or even as a bredda, yeah But now yu gone, Jah Jah It me deep inside Jah Jah know Jah Jah know, only Jah Jah Omega know what am through Sadness from yu gone Jah is sadness Sadness from yu gone Tigo is I remember day by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu Sadness yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone Jah know is I day goes by when it was gladness Now is from yu gone, sadness from yu gone
Mi think so hard and smoke di fi tek di pain out If mi neva mi wudda try fi blow 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 wid man a lef dem to di Faada A righteous man dem kill Sadness from yu gone is sadness Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness Man day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone from 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 yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu daddy is sadness I remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu Sadness yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone 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 smoke Sit and chat life and run joke together I & I man, things have changed But, mi deh yah way Sadness yu gone, sadness Jah know a adness from yu gone, Man kyaah figet there were gladness Now is sadness from yu gone daddy sadness from yu Sadness yu gone jah know is sadness Sadness from yu daddy is sadness Sadness from yu gone Jah know is I remember day by when it was gladness Now is sadness yu gone, sadness from yu gone I
(Song to end) Some of the most lasting memories of my 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 bought or even seen. Daddy Yu Gone 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 mi know mi did a go struggle Mi know seh mi did a go My life on a no bed a rose Kaaz yu gone I no wear no propa clothes from yu gone 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 yu neva get fi lef a will Mi sistas haffi hustle like 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 a first class scholar student straight back to B class (seh so) And now mi haffi pan (d)I kyaar dem a pass Tru mi so shabby dem a wind up dem glass Ski mask robbing come iina mi But yu seh di narrow mi fi walk So link Squad and mi get a bad riddim Spit pan di track, lef a one wid him Our father, I'll be giving Daddy but a miss yu from 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 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 I a lef a bunch a rose Ef mi fi seh certain tings dad yu turn and twist yu grave Family wudda shame weh treat I like 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 dem a try enslave mi A try kill mi talent weh di High gave mi A chuu mi skill mek dem no grave mi Dad a wish yu were around to see ma three sons Wah mek dat most, dem look like you Mama seh mi stay focus like you Mi stay Gucci from mi cap to mi So daddy rest in peace, seh a likkle fi mi from above Mi deh yah pan di gully a chill said a Mov time di pressure hit mi mi link di gaza thug But mi neva buss a 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 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 gwaan tek care a unu madda, Memba seh daddy love unu, (laugh) Mi know mi did a go 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 feel my 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 Broken Hearts Everybody love dem madda but 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 weh mi daddy gone She seh a unu daddy gone Him lef out from 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 faada, good faada Dis a fi di faada, good faada Real man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di burden pan di Dis a fi di good faada, good Dis a fi di faada, good faada Real man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di pan di maada Jah seh, big up di man dem weh mind dem yute Yu no haffi a million a buy dem suit But, no matter how di money ino star Likkle sopm haffi find dem yute, awuo As a yu fi spend time wid yu son Dem wi tek up di crime den No careless kyaah get mi salute Mi love mi dat a di truth Kaa when mi seh mummy weh wi gone She seh a work unu gone Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah come till unu a yawn When mi seh mummy weh wi daddy 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 faada, good 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 good faada, good Real man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di burden pan di A no every everybody have money like 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 home sweat 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 weh wi daddy gone She seh a unu daddy 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 faada, good 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 pickney dem and lef di 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) Eeey like this, now God I have 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 want to let you know, it 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 memory got me thinking 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 she's fine And she tell me bout you papa all the time So I am down and out, lonely or I'm feeling blue All I do dada dad is of you The thoughts alone, erase my and dries my tears I am just to let you know 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 really you Oh so true, do And I know you gave love to the people And some of whom you thought you did trust they you But the trial another day At least that's what my say And den, when I'm through I'll this letter in the bible And I'm going to Jah to send his disciples To deliver you letter, lord It make me feel much better now I sing Dear God I have a 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 P.S. So much I'd like to know and so much things to say But I'm save cause I know we'll be together some day Am writing to let you know someone cares And to let you know you left the world in tears, whao I swear, whooawooa, now Yeah daddy I 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, we go, hey Dear dad I get to know you And sometimes I sit and wonder and it makes me But there is one memory stays on the back of my mind And this 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, she's doing fine And she tell me stories you papa all the time So when I am and out, lonely or I'm feeling blue 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 Daddy I you I miss you And I know my brothers and do too Hey I love you really love you Daddy I you...
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