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 those who left us in body but are still 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 Even my father was a man pan di battlefield, ino Selassie I yu son di I Sadness from yu gone Jah is sadness Sadness from yu daddy is sadness I day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, from yu gone Sadness from yu gone Jah is sadness Sadness from yu daddy is sadness I remember day by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone Remember when we use to smoke Sit and chat about life and run 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 inside Jah Jah Jah Jah know, Jah Jah know Omega know what am through Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu Tigo is sadness I remember day goes by it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu Sadness yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone Jah is sadness I remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu
Mi think so hard and smoke di fi tek di pain out If mi neva high mi wudda try fi mi brain out All dem evil weh dem a gwaan wid a go fade out Non a dem pass tru zion gate Daddy use to tell mi a di order bun dem bridges 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 daddy is sadness from yu gone Jah know is sadness Man remember day goes by when it was 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 Jah live Jah live, jah live, yeah, Sadness from yu gone Jah know is Sadness from yu gone is sadness I remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu Sadness from yu gone Jah know is Sadness from yu daddy is sadness I day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone 1 Memba when we use to together Sit and chat about life and run together I & I man, things have around But, mi deh yah way Sadness yu gone, sadness Jah know a from yu gone, sadness Man kyaah figet when were gladness Now is sadness yu gone daddy sadness from yu gone Sadness yu gone jah know is sadness Sadness yu gone daddy is sadness Sadness yu gone Jah know is sadness I day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu 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 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 seen. From Yu Gone By Seh so To all you dads out there, ino Even though time some a deadbeat ino A ino Hey dad, this one is out to you (reaching out to you) Yu no sperm donor 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 I no wear no propa clothes 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 So pan yu tomb I a lef a bunch a Good Daddy is you get a double kill Yu out too soon yu neva get fi lef a will Mi haffi hustle like hooka sopm (hustle, hustle, hard fi di dollar bill) big Sunday morning I no eat no breakfast White squall tek ova mi mouth like lip Mi drop out from a first class student straight back to B class (seh so) And now mi look 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 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 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 from yu gone 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 tomb I a lef a bunch a Ef mi fi seh certain tings dad yu and twist inna yu grave Family wudda shame weh I like slave A no seh dat I no brave but di Most High mek mi So mi seh music yu save mi, music yu When time di pagans dem a try mi A try kill mi weh di Most High gave mi A chuu mi skill mek dem no grave mi Dad a wish yu were around to see ma sons grow Wah mek dat hurt most, dem like you seh mi stay focus just like you Mi stay Gucci from mi cap to mi So daddy rest in peace, seh a likkle praiya fi mi from Mi deh yah pan di side a chill said a Mov time di pressure hit mi mi link di gaza thug But mi neva a slug Daddy from yu mi know mi did a go struggle Mi know seh mi did a go My on earth a no bed a rose Kaaz from yu gone I no no propa clothes Daddy from yu gone mi know mi did a go 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 So mi a seh Sandra, Be, Collin, Maxine, Kerry-Ann, Khago, Ava Doh worr, unu just gwaan tek a unu madda, hear seh daddy love unu, hear (laugh) Mi mi did a go struggle Mi seh mi did a go struggle 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 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 to the different effects of have a wonderful father. Father By Kartel Broken Riddim Everybody dem madda but waapm to di faada Mi love my yute dem mi pattan (pattern) mi style as I can remember from mi a likkle child When mi seh mummy weh mi 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 back unu a yawn Dis a fi di good faada, 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, faada 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 a million a buy dem suit But, no matter how di money small ino Likkle sopm sopm haffi dem yute, awuo As a faada yu fi spend wid yu son Dem wi tek up di crime den No careless kyaah get mi salute Mi mi faada dat a di truth Kaa when mi seh mummy weh wi gone She seh a work unu daddy Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah back till unu a yawn mi seh mummy weh wi daddy gone She seh a unu daddy 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 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 faada, good faada Real man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di pan di maada A no every everybody have money dirt Fi provide yu yute wid di a earth Money a no all, a no all Mi a talk mi heart seh a fambili first Mi love my daddy mi was a likkle bwoy dat man teach mi di value of work Nuff time him home 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 unu daddy gone 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 daddy Him lef out from inna di and him nah come back till unu a yawn Dis a fi di faada, good faada 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 faada, good faada Dis a fi di faada, good faada Real man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di pan di maada
(Song to end) Dad (The Letter) By Marley Yeah this is the letter, whoa well this is the letter, whoa Yeah well this is the (chuckle) Eeey goes this, now Dear God I a letter here from me to dad And I to let you know might be a little sad Dear God 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 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 that you was to see your boys grow In case you are wondering, she's doing fine And she tell me stories bout you all the time So when I am down and out, lonely or I'm feeling All I do dad is think of you The thoughts alone, erase my and dries my tears I am just to let you know someone cares Yeah I you, really really love you I miss you I miss you And I know my brothers and do too Hey I you really really love you Oh so true, do And I know you gave your love to the And some of whom you you did trust they deceived you But the brings another day At least that's what my 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 this letter, 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 might be a sad God letter here from me to dad And I want to let you P.S. So things I'd like to know and so much things to say But I'm gonna save cause I know be together some day Am just to let you know someone cares And to let you you left the whole world in tears, whao I swear, whooawooa, now Yeah daddy I you, really really love you I miss you I miss you And I my brothers and sisters 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 and it makes 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 that you was here to see your boys In case you are wondering, she's 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 dad is think 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 Daddy I miss you I you And I my brothers and sisters do too Hey I you really really love you I miss you...
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