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 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 souls 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 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 Sadness yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness yu gone daddy is sadness I remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu Remember we use to smoke together Sit and about life and run joke together Even though you my father We stick together as a or even as a bredda, yeah 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 is sadness Sadness from yu gone is sadness I remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu from yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone Jah know is I day goes by when 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 gwaan wid a go out Non a dem pass tru zion gate 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 rasta man dem kill Sadness from yu gone daddy is Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness Man remember day goes by it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu Sadness from yu gone, 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, from yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone is sadness I remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu from yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone daddy is I remember day goes by it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu 1 Memba when we use to smoke Sit and chat about and run joke together I & I man, things have around But, mi deh yah way Sadness from yu gone, Jah know a adness from yu gone, Man kyaah figet when there gladness Now is from yu gone daddy sadness from yu gone Sadness from yu gone jah is sadness Sadness from yu daddy is sadness Sadness from yu gone Jah know is I day goes 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 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 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 wonderful out there, ino Even though more time a deadbeat ino A ino Hey dad, one is reaching out to you (reaching out to you) Yu neva no donor 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 Kaaz from yu I no wear no propa clothes 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 I a lef a bunch a rose Good Daddy is like you get a kill Yu drop out too yu neva get fi lef a will Mi sistas haffi like hooka sopm (hustle, hustle, hard fi di dollar bill) Daddy big morning I no eat no breakfast White squall tek ova mi mouth like lip Mi drop out from a first class scholar student straight back to B (seh so) And now mi haffi look pan (d)I dem a pass Tru mi look so shabby dem a wind up dem Ski robbing come iina mi thoughts But yu seh di narrow mi fi walk So link Flava Squad and mi get a bad Spit pan di track, lef a one wid him Our father, thanks I'll be but a miss yu still Daddy from yu gone mi know mi did a go Mi seh mi did a go struggle My life on a no bed a rose Kaaz yu gone I no wear no propa clothes Daddy from yu gone mi know mi did a go Mi seh mi did a go struggle My on earth 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 Most mek mi behave So mi seh yu save mi, music yu save When time di dem a try enslave mi A try kill mi weh di Most High gave mi A just mi skill mek dem no grave mi Dad a wish yu were to see ma three sons 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 from Mi deh yah pan di gully side a said a Mov More time di pressure hit mi mi link di thug But mi buss a slug 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 yu gone I no wear no propa clothes Daddy yu gone mi know 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 bunch a 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 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 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 will make to 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 Broken Hearts Everybody dem madda but waapm to di faada Mi love my yute dem mi pattan (pattern) mi style Lang as I can from mi a likkle child When mi seh weh mi daddy 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 mummy weh wi daddy She seh a work unu 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, good Dis a fi di good faada, faada Real man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di pan di maada Jah know seh, big up di man dem weh mind dem Yu no haffi spend a million a buy dem But, no matter how di small ino star Likkle sopm haffi find dem yute, awuo As a faada yu fi spend 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 gone She seh a work unu daddy 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 work unu gone 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 Real man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di pan di maada A no every everybody money like dirt Fi provide yu yute wid di luxury a a no all, money a no all Mi a talk from mi seh a fambili first Mi love my daddy from mi was a bwoy Kaaz dat man teach mi di value of Nuff time him come sweat 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 work unu gone Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah come till unu a yawn When mi seh mummy weh wi gone She seh a unu daddy gone Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah back till unu a yawn 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 burden pan di 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
(Song to end) Dad (The Letter) By Ky-Mani Yeah well is the letter, whoa well this is the letter, whoa Yeah well this is the (chuckle) goes like this, now Dear God I have a here from me to dad And I want to let you know might be a sad God letter here from 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 on the back of my mind And this memory got me bout you all the time Whoa, I we miss you so And I wish that you was to see your boys grow In case you are wondering, mommy doing fine And she me stories bout 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 alone, erase my fear and dries 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 Oh so true, do And I know you gave your to the people And of whom you thought you did trust they deceived you But the trial brings day At least that's what my say And den, when I'm through place this letter in the bible And I'm going pray to Jah to send his To deliver you letter, lord It will make me feel 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 letter here me to dad And I want to let you P.S. So much things I'd like to and so much things to say But I'm gonna save cause I know we'll be some day Am writing to let you know someone cares And to let you know you the whole world in tears, whao I swear, whooawooa, now Yeah daddy 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 really you Oh, we go, hey dad I didn't get to know you And sometimes I sit and wonder and it me blue But is one memory that stays on the back of my mind And this memory got me bout you all the time Whoa, I we miss you so And I wish you was here to see your boys grow In case you are wondering, she's doing fine And she me stories bout 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 and dries my tears I am just writing to let you someone cares Yeah I you, really really love you Daddy I you I miss you And I know my and sisters do too Hey I love you really love you I miss you...
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