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 our souls meet again....guidance and protection Reach out to all the lost gone souls my father 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 it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu daddy is sadness I day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone Remember when we use to together Sit and chat about and run joke together Even 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 Jah Jah know Jah Jah know, only Jah Jah Omega know what am going Sadness from yu gone Jah is sadness Sadness from yu Tigo is sadness I day goes by when it was gladness 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 from yu gone, sadness from yu gone
Mi think so hard and smoke di weed fi tek di out If mi neva high mi wudda try fi blow mi out All dem evil work weh dem a gwaan wid a go out Non a dem kyaah tru zion gate Daddy use to mi rasta a di order Rasta bun dem bridges rasta bun dem border All weh dem a wid man a lef dem to di Faada A righteous man dem kill Sadness from yu daddy is sadness from yu gone Jah know is sadness Man remember day goes by it was gladness Now is sadness yu gone, sadness from yu gone Sadness yu gone, sadness I & I man a go on Di gangsta yute a hold God God knows, hey Sadness yu gone Jah live, Jah live, Jah live Jah Jah live, jah live, yeah, from yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone is sadness I remember day by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone daddy is 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 about and run joke together I & I man, have changed around But, mi deh yah way Sadness from yu gone, Jah know a from yu gone, sadness Man figet when there were gladness Now is sadness from yu gone daddy sadness yu gone Sadness from yu gone jah is sadness Sadness from yu gone daddy is Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness I remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness 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 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 wonderful 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 neva no sperm 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 clothes 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 I a lef a bunch a rose Good Daddy is like you get a double Yu drop out too soon yu neva get fi lef a Mi sistas hustle like hooka sopm (hustle, hustle, hard fi di dollar bill) big Sunday morning I no eat no breakfast White tek ova mi mouth like lip gloss Mi drop out from a first class student straight 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 come mi thoughts But yu seh di road mi fi walk So link Flava Squad and mi get a bad pan di track, lef a number one wid him Our father, thanks be giving Daddy but a miss yu 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 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 turn and twist inna yu wudda shame weh treat I like slave A no seh dat I no brave but di High mek mi behave So mi seh yu save mi, music yu save When time di dem a try enslave mi A try mi talent weh di Most High gave mi A just mi skill mek dem no grave mi Dad a wish yu were around to see ma three sons Wah mek dat hurt most, dem like you Mama seh mi focus just like you Mi Gucci 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 hit mi mi link di gaza thug But mi neva a slug 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 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 on earth a no bed a rose So pan yu tomb I a lef a a rose 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 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) dung yah If yu no a faada, oh God Fi run di yah Can you my pain Yu know what am 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 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 my yute dem mi pattan (pattern) mi daddy style Lang as I can from mi a likkle child When mi seh mummy weh mi gone She seh a work unu gone Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah 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 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 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 sopm haffi dem yute, awuo As a faada yu fi time wid yu son Dem wi tek up di den shoot No careless kyaah get mi salute Mi love mi faada dat a di Kaa 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 When mi seh weh wi daddy 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 faada, good faada 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, 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 wid di luxury a earth Money a no all, a no all Mi a talk from mi heart seh a fambili Mi love my from mi was a likkle bwoy Kaaz dat man mi di value of work Nuff time him come home a run out a shirt Him mek mi become the man dat I am Kaa 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 When mi seh weh wi daddy gone She seh a unu daddy gone Him lef out inna di maanin and him nah come back till unu a yawn Dis a fi di good faada, faada 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 faada, good faada 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 Marley Yeah well this is the letter, Yeah well is the letter, whoa well this is the letter (chuckle) Eeey goes 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 to let you know, it goes dad I didn't get to know you And sometimes I sit and wonder and it makes me But there is one that 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, mommy she's doing And she me stories bout you papa all the time So when I am down and out, lonely or I'm blue All I do dad is think of you The thoughts alone, erase my fear and my tears I am just to let you know someone cares Yeah I love you, really love you Daddy I you I miss you And I know my 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 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 I'll place letter in the bible And I'm going pray to Jah to his disciples To you this letter, lord It will make me much better now I sing Dear God I have a letter from me to dad And I want to let you might be a little sad Dear God letter here me to dad And I to let you know P.S. So much things I'd like to know and so things to say But I'm gonna save cause I we'll be together some day Am just writing to let you know someone And to let you know you left the world in tears, whao I swear, whooawooa, now Yeah daddy I love you, really love you Daddy I you I miss you And I know my and sisters do too Hey I love you really love you Oh, we go, hey Dear dad I didn't get to you And I sit and wonder and it makes me blue But there is one that stays on the back of my mind And this memory got me thinking bout you all the 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 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 alone, erase my fear and dries my tears I am just to let you know someone cares Yeah 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 really you Daddy I you...
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