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 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 souls again....guidance and protection Reach out to all the lost long gone 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 gone 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 daddy is sadness I remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness yu gone, sadness from yu gone Remember we use to smoke together Sit and chat about and run joke together Even you were my father We stick as a friend or even as a bredda, yeah But now yu gone, Jah Jah It hurts me deep inside Jah Jah Jah Jah know, only Jah Jah Omega what am going through Sadness yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu Tigo is sadness I remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness yu gone, sadness from yu gone 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 yu gone, sadness from yu gone
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 rasta a di bun dem bridges 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 from yu gone Jah know is sadness Man remember day by when it was gladness Now is from yu gone, sadness from yu gone Sadness from yu gone, I & I man a go on Di yute a hold strong God God knows, hey from 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, sadness 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 Sadness from yu gone, Jah know a from yu gone, sadness Man kyaah figet there were gladness Now is sadness from yu gone daddy from yu gone from yu gone jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone daddy is Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness I remember day goes by it was gladness 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 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 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 though 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 on earth a no bed a rose Kaaz from yu gone I no wear no clothes from 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 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 hooka sopm (hustle, hustle, fi di dollar bill) big Sunday morning I no eat no breakfast White squall tek ova mi 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 dem a pass Tru mi look so dem a wind up dem glass Ski mask robbing come 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, 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 earth a no bed a Kaaz from yu gone I no wear no propa Daddy from yu 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 a rose Ef mi fi seh certain tings dad yu turn and twist inna yu Family wudda shame weh I like slave A no seh dat I no brave but di Most mek mi behave So mi seh music yu save mi, yu save time di pagans dem a try enslave mi A try mi talent weh di Most High gave mi A just chuu mi mek dem no grave mi Dad a yu were around to see ma three sons grow Wah mek dat hurt most, dem look you Mama seh mi stay focus like you Mi stay Gucci mi cap to mi shoe So rest in peace, seh a likkle praiya fi mi from above Mi deh yah pan di gully a chill said a Mov More di pressure hit mi mi link di gaza thug But mi neva buss a 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 from yu gone I no wear no propa clothes Daddy from yu 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 a unu madda, hear seh daddy love unu, hear (laugh) Mi mi did a go struggle Mi know seh mi did a go 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 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 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 have a wonderful father. Father By Vybz Broken Riddim 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 mi seh mummy weh mi daddy gone She seh a work unu daddy Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah back till unu a yawn When mi seh mummy weh wi daddy 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 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 faada, good faada Dis a fi di faada, good faada 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 small ino star Likkle sopm sopm find dem yute, awuo As a faada yu fi time wid yu son Dem wi tek up di crime den No careless daddy get mi salute Mi mi faada dat a di truth Kaa 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 mi seh mummy 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 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, faada Dis a fi di faada, good faada Real man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di burden pan di A no every have money like dirt Fi provide yu wid di luxury a earth Money a no all, a no all Mi a talk mi heart seh a fambili first Mi love my from mi was a likkle bwoy Kaaz dat man teach mi di value of Nuff time him come home sweat a run out a Him mek mi become the man dat I am Kaa when mi seh mummy weh wi daddy She seh a work unu daddy Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah back till unu a yawn When mi seh mummy weh wi gone She seh a work unu daddy Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah come back till unu a Dis a fi di faada, good faada Dis a fi di good faada, good 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, faada Real man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di burden pan di
(Song to end) Dad (The Letter) By Marley Yeah well is the letter, whoa Yeah this is the letter, whoa Yeah well is the letter (chuckle) Eeey like this, now Dear God I have a 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 Dear dad I get to know 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 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 you are wondering, mommy she's doing fine And she tell me stories 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 really 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 your love to the people And some of whom you thought you did trust deceived you But the brings another day At least that's what my say And den, when I'm through I'll place this letter in the And I'm going pray to Jah to send his 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 letter here 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 writing to let you someone cares And to let you know you the whole world in tears, whao 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 love you Oh, we go, hey Dear dad I get to know you And I sit and wonder and it makes me blue But there is one memory stays on the back of my mind And this memory got me thinking 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 doing 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 dries my I am just writing to let you know 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 love you I miss you...
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