Songs about Fathers
 

Im making a memorial dvd which is going to be quite lengthy and if anyone knows any nice songs about fathers any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

this one is a recent classic and something that i turned to last year when my dad passed away...if you want it, you know where to find it ;)

Peter Gabriel - Father, Son

Father, son
Locked as one
In this empty room
Spine against spine
Yours against mine
Till the warmth comes through

Remember the breakwaters down by the waves
I first found my courage
Knowing daddy could save
I could hold back the tide
With my dad by my side

Dogs, plows and bows
We move through each pose
Struggling in our separate ways
Mantras and hymns
Unfolding limbs
Looking for release through the pain

And the yogi's eyes are open
Looking up above
He too is dreaming of his daddy's love
With his dad by his side
Got his dad by his side

Can you recall
How you took me to school
We couldn't talk much at all
It's been so many years
And now these tears
Guess I'm still your child

Out on the moors
We take a pause
See how far we have come
You're moving quite slow
How far can we go
Father and son

With my dad by my side
With my dad by my side
Got my dad by my side
With me

Thanks tk, I will give it a listen. Thankfully I still have my dear old dad but my children lost their father suddenly in Feb :(

In The Living Years was a father/son tearjerker type song.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNS5f...eature=related

Everything I Own - Bread (David Gates)

You sheltered me from harm.
Kept me warm, kept me warm
You gave my life to me
Set me free, set me free
The finest years I ever knew
Were all the years I had with you

I would give anything I own,
Give up me life, my heart, my home.
I would give everything I own,
Just to have you back again.

You taught me how to love,
What its of, what its of.
You never said too much,
But still you showed the way,
And I knew from watching you.
Nobody else could ever know
The part of me that cant let go.

I would give anything I own,
Give up me life, my heart, my home.
I would give everything I own
Just to have you back again.

Is there someone you know,
Youre loving them so,
But taking them all for granted.
You may lose them one day,
Someone takes them away,
And they dont hear the words you long to say

I would give anything I own,
Give up me life, my heart, my home.
I would give everything I own
Just to have you back again.

http://www.justiceforjay.com/depende...%20I%20Own.mp3

http://www.youtube.com/v/1Q_E6pUwySg&hl=en



Hope U, enjoy this! It's 1 of my FAVS!

Cat Stevens - Father

Father oh father
Hear me if you can
Is it true what they say
That life is a dream
I don't understand
The things that make rain in my eyes
Are they real or are they lies
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Amy Grant - Father

Father, blessed father,
It's morning again.
I give you, father, myself, father,
Continue your plan.
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Yellowcard - Father

What's a dad for dad
Tell me why I'm here dad
Whisper in my ear that I'm growing up to be a better man dad
Everything is fine dad
Now that you are mine dad
Cause I know I'm growing up to be a better man


Father I will always be
That same boy that stood by the sea
And watched you tower over me
Now I'm older I wanna be the same as you
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Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

Father, father, we don't need to escalate
You see, war is not the answer, for only love can conquer hate
You know we've got to find a way
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Wyclef Jean- Daddy

Da, da, da, daddy, daddy, daddy
I'm sure y'all heard about my dad
Da, da, da, daddy, daddy, daddy
This one goes out for everybody that lost somebody
Da, da, da, daddy, daddy, daddy
Be strong
Da, da, da, daddy, daddy, daddy
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and... last but not least :)

Pink Floyd - When The Tigers Broke Free

It was just before dawn
One miserable morning in black 'forty four.
When the forward commander
Was told to sit tight
When he asked that his men be withdrawn.
And the Generals gave thanks
As the other ranks held back
The enemy tanks for a while.

And the Anzio bridgehead
Was held for the price
Of a few hundred ordinary lives.

And old King George
Sent Mother a note
When he heard that father was gone.
It was, I recall,
In the form of a scroll,
With gold leaf and all.
And I found it one day
In a drawer of old photographs, hidden away.
And my eyes still grow damp to remember
His Majesty signed
With his own rubber stamp.

It was dark all around.
There was frost in the ground
When the tigers broke free.
And no one survived
From the Royal Fusiliers Company C.
They were all left behind,
Most of them dead,
The rest of them dying.
And that's how the High Command
Took my daddy from me.

thanks guys.....ittybitty I couldnt get your link to work Im afraid

ok, just edit ...Please try again!

:) Thanks itty, we have that one as it was one of his favourite songs.....I love it too.:W:

Fleetwood Mac - Oh Daddy

One of my favs!!

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Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast
( Wayne Newton )

The love between the two of us was dying
And it got so bad I knew I had to leave
But halfway down that highway when I turned around I saw
My little daughter running after me
Crying

Daddy, don't you walk so fast
Daddy, don't you walk so fast
Daddy, slow down some 'cause you're makin' me run
Daddy, don't you walk so fast

Now, it broke my heart to tell my little daughter
That her daddy had to run to catch a train
She had no way of knowin' I was leavin' home for good
I turned around and there she was again
As she said to me

Daddy, don't you walk so fast
Daddy, don't you walk so fast
Daddy, slow down some 'cause you're makin' me run
Daddy, don't you walk so fast

If only for the sake of my sweet daughter
I just had to turn back home right there and then
And try to start a new life with the mother of my child
I couldn't bear to hear those words again
She cried and said

Daddy, don't you walk so fast
(My daughter cried)
Daddy, don't you walk so fast
Daddy, slow down some 'cause you're makin' me run
Daddy, don't you walk so fast

Daddy, slow down some 'cause you're makin' me run
Oh, daddy, don't you walk so fast

:ghug: thanks guys..........still looking for more so if you come across something you think might suit Id be happy to hear about it.

I found this nice lyrics finder about a month ago.

http://www.songlyrics.com/advanced_s...ics_search.php

you can enter the 'father' or 'daddy' in the bottom of the 4 boxes

So sorry to hear this :(


release - pearl jam

Father...ooh...oh...oh...
I see the world, feel the chill.
Which way to go, windowsill?
I see the world's on a rocking horse of time.
I see the birds in the rain.
Ohh...ohh...ohh...ohh...

Oh, dear dad, can you see me now.
I am myself, like you somehow.
I'll ride the wave where it takes me.
I'll hold the pain...Release me...
Ohh...ohh...ohh...ohh...

Oh, dear dad, can you see me now.
I am myself, like you somehow.
I'll wait up in the dark for you to speak to me.
I'll open up...Release me...
Release me. (3x)
Ohh...ohh...ohh...ohh..