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 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, dat day when 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 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 Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness Sadness yu gone daddy is sadness I remember day goes by it was gladness Now is sadness yu gone, sadness from yu gone Remember we use to smoke together Sit and chat about and run joke together Even though you were my We stick together as a friend or even as a bredda, But now yu gone, Jah Jah It hurts me inside Jah Jah know Jah Jah know, only Jah Jah Omega know what am going Sadness yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone Tigo is I remember day by when it was gladness Now is from yu gone, sadness from yu gone Sadness from yu gone Jah is sadness Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness I remember day by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, from yu gone
Mi so hard and smoke di weed fi tek di pain out If mi neva high mi try fi blow mi brain out All dem evil weh dem a gwaan wid a go fade out Non a dem kyaah pass tru gate Daddy use to tell mi a di order Rasta bun dem bridges rasta bun dem 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 day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu from yu gone, sadness I & I man a go on Di gangsta yute a strong God God knows, hey from yu gone Jah live, Jah live, Jah Jah live Jah live, jah live, yeah, Sadness from yu gone Jah know is Sadness from yu daddy is sadness I remember day goes by it was gladness Now is sadness yu gone, sadness from yu gone Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness from yu gone daddy is sadness I day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness 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 changed around But, mi deh yah way from yu gone, sadness Jah know a adness from yu gone, Man kyaah figet there were gladness Now is sadness from yu gone sadness from yu gone Sadness from yu jah know is sadness from yu gone daddy is sadness Sadness from yu gone Jah 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 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 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 gone mi know mi did a go Mi seh mi did a go struggle 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 earth a no bed a So pan yu tomb I a lef a a rose Good Daddy is you get a double kill Yu out too soon yu neva get fi lef a will Mi sistas hustle like hooka sopm (hustle, hustle, hard fi di dollar bill) Daddy big Sunday I no eat no breakfast squall tek ova mi mouth like lip gloss Mi drop out from a first class scholar student back to B class (seh so) And now mi look pan (d)I kyaar dem a pass Tru mi look so dem a wind up dem glass Ski mask robbing come iina mi But yu seh di narrow mi fi walk So link Flava and mi get a bad riddim Spit pan di track, lef a one wid him Our father, thanks be giving Daddy but a miss yu Daddy from yu gone mi 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 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 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 di pagans dem a try enslave mi A try kill mi weh di Most High gave mi A just chuu mi skill mek dem no 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 mi cap to mi shoe So daddy rest in peace, seh a likkle praiya fi mi from Mi deh yah pan di gully a chill said a Mov More time di pressure hit mi mi link di thug But mi buss a slug 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 Kaaz from yu gone I no wear no propa 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 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 unu, hear (laugh) Mi mi did a go struggle Mi seh mi did a go struggle My life on earth a no bed a No bed a I(t) tuff 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 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 appeal to the different effects of have a wonderful father. Good By Vybz Broken Hearts Everybody love dem madda but waapm to di Mi love my yute dem mi (pattern) mi daddy style Lang as I can remember from mi a child When mi seh mummy weh mi daddy She seh a work unu gone Him lef out from inna di 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 back till unu a 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 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 Jah seh, big up di man dem weh mind dem yute Yu no spend a million a buy dem suit But, no how di money small ino star Likkle sopm sopm find dem yute, awuo As a yu fi spend time wid yu son Dem wi tek up di den shoot No daddy kyaah get mi salute Mi love mi faada dat a di Kaa when mi seh mummy weh wi daddy She seh a unu daddy gone Him lef out from di maanin 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 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 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 good faada, good man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di burden pan di maada A no every everybody have money like Fi yu yute wid di luxury a earth Money a no all, a no all Mi a talk from mi heart seh a first Mi love my daddy mi was a likkle bwoy Kaaz dat man teach mi di value of Nuff time him come home a run out a shirt Him mek mi become the man dat I am Kaa when mi seh weh wi daddy gone She seh a work unu gone 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 work unu gone Him lef out inna 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 man nah run lef him pickney 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
(Song to end) Dad (The Letter) By Marley Yeah well this is the letter, Yeah well is the letter, whoa Yeah well is the letter (chuckle) Eeey like this, now Dear God I have a letter from me to dad And I want to let you might be a little sad Dear God letter from me to dad And I to let you know, it goes Dear dad I get to know you And sometimes I sit and wonder and it makes me 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 that you was here to see your boys grow In case you are wondering, mommy she's 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 fear and my tears I am just writing to let you someone cares I love you, really really love you Daddy I miss you I you And I know my 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 they you But the trial another day At least that's what my say And den, I'm through I'll place this letter in the bible And I'm pray to Jah to send his disciples To deliver you this letter, It make me feel much better now I sing God I have 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 to let you know 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 left the whole in tears, whao I swear, whooawooa, now Yeah daddy 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 really you Oh, we go, hey dad I didn't get to know you And sometimes I sit and wonder and it makes me But there is one memory that 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 you was here to see your boys grow In case you are wondering, mommy she's doing 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 dad is think of you The thoughts alone, my fear 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 and sisters do too Hey I love you really really you I miss you...
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