Still affects me...My Dad left three children 12, 11 and 6 yrs old for a woman of only 20.He has missed most of my life and does not know his grandchildren hardly at all.My Mum only let go of him the last 10 yrs really.Glad she is happy now.Feel sad for my Dad though and all he has missed.His young wife once said that she wished we did not exist.Dad has to do everything for her now because she became ill and never fully recovered.He is her carer and he is 12 yrs older.Will always love my Dad x.
I cry everytime I hear this, I think of when I was little when it came out, now my boys are grown with kids of their own and i cry for them!!!!!! OMG one sad song
This was one of my favorite songs as a pre-schooler. At the time, the only thing I understood the chorus. Little did I know how prophetic it would become.
This came out when my parents split up, not only did I lose my Dad, but the kids at school weren't allowed to play with me because my parents had split up like it was a disease you could catch or something. No one thinks of the kids, it sucks and 42 years later I can say it definitely had a major affect on my life. Think of the kids people!!!!
i just love this song. i have not been in the shoes of those that have, but it sure brings tears to my eyes thinking of little ones losing their father or even mother through divorce.
why why oh my lord why?? you stupid asshole losers have to try to ruin it for all of us sensitive caring people that listen to a memory of our childs younger years i can honestly say to you, you fucking assholes why don't you just drop off the face of the earth! all you are here for is to whine and bitch and moan. leave the music alone! let it reach to us and calm our worries abot losing a loved 1. i mean really take your sorry asses somewhere else and leave us folks alone right????
My dad left me when I was 4 and he didn't want nothing to do with me until about a month or two ago and it still kills to think about how much pain he brought to me. I waited on my front porch from the time I was 4 until I was about 7 or 8 and now he came back and still doesn't come when he says, but I still love him as much as I can.
@z250B My boyfriend is in the same place, he never got to see his only son on Christmas morning ever. His kid has just turned 21 and hasn't spoken to his father in years. Custodial parents need to realize what they are doing to valuable relationships.
I was eight years old when my dad left. I thought he hung the moon. Wayne Newton came out with this song 3 years later. I though he wrote it just for me...still makes be cry.
Thank you for posting this! I have played it about 30 times already. I lost my Dad 18 years ago and he was my hero. I forgot about this song until now. Thank you so much you did a great job with it! At Christmas it is rather hard. My Dad was my hero! He was a Dad that everyone would have loved to have. ( hugs)
i'm a 15 year old girl and i've grown apart with my dad i use to be daddy's little girl but now all I have towards him is hostility. For a good reason, not just some silly teenage reason...but still. This made me cry and miss my old daddy.
Hey,Intimidator3Fan, Ditto and the same story in my life, i'm 65 and it still gnaws at me, but I had to be strong for my own sweet daughter who means the world to me also.
Who says fathers aren't important? Science will make fathers unnecessary one day, total liberation for all! Just because science makes it possible does not mean it's the human way! Maybe science will make mothers unneccessary too. And all designer babies with none of those genes that produce cripples or whatever. Is a too perfect world still a human world? Can we eliminate all evil from the world? Just wondering. A retired Catholic priest. Einstein said our knowledge outstripped our insight.
I have a daughter of my own, and I remember all the cute little things she used to do, like when I would come home from work, she would run to me & fly into my arms while hollering "DADDY!". Then I got divorced and just like that - it was no more. I miss those moments so much. One should never takes these things for granted because you can never get them back once they're gone. I don't think I've heard this song since it was still new - thanx 4 posting...
My dad use to sing this to me b4 i went to bed and now its hard to belive hes gone and when my mom and dad would get in a fight my dad would go for a walk and id go chasing after him yelling "daddy dont walk so fast slow down ur making me run!" cuz he sang it to me all the time i miss my daddy and hes been gone 6 years
my dad wanted to be there for me since conception but my mum told him no...I found this out last nite wen all of my 17 yrs I hated my so called father wen all he did was love me now I've never heard his voice or hear him say how proud of me he is r tell me Im the most beautiful daughter on this earth
my dad was never a dad to me and now he is dead he never will have the chance to show me he ever could be,my mom was a great mother to me so i thank god for that,but they are both gone now.
i'm praying for you brother,Gods giving back my 9 year old after mom hid her for 3 plus years so i feel ya,i also had to get a protective order,but God protected my angel the whole time she was missing,be blessed
Hi I'm Jay Maes from Not All Dads Are Deadbeats. We have a website called Not All Dads Are Deadbeats and a facebook page as well. I'm looking to contact the singer/songwriter about this song and video. We would like to see if hewould be interested in joining us as a celebrity spokes person.
I may be a tough old bastard with a couple hundred scars and grease under my fingernails, but, I'm also a parent. How could a father not listen to this and tear-up? I vividly remember when my parents separated and my little sister followed my Dad out into the driveway and begged him not to leave. Heartbreaking. They got back together, but, I'll never forget the pain of feeling my family was falling apart. My wife and I vowed it wouldn't happen to us, for the sake of our kids.
@INTIMIDATOR3FAN Good for you! Mine left when I was little, just walked away. A parent that walks out has no clue how damaging it really is to a child. He died last year without making any effort to know me, it left a big open space in my heart.
@INTIMIDATOR3FAN I know what your talking about as my wife walked out on me and my 10 year old daughter couldn't keep the tears back. She did not come back and I have my daughter on weekends and hoidays. SUCKS
@88seanster youre full of crap dont make this about you you selfish bastard theres help out there seek it.. pour you your story is a ;;lie and a sad attempt to attract attention to your sorry liffe...]]]] go get help
@1212afp wow...what an incredible asshole you are...i had some shitty things to say to you but really,you say it all yourself,burn in hell fuckface, you insensitive retard,and by the way,your probably one of my sons/daughters 'cos as as a soldier i fucked so many whores that you may be my offspring,show a little respect dick.
@88seanster and one more thing...I can answer you via my phone,PC, and TV,bet your on a pentium2or3 at best lmao at your stone age ass! poor ass 3rd world loser.
My sister and I sang this song to our father who adopted us back in '83. Almost 20 years later, we no longer speak to him as he abandoned us for the Last time... What an unspeakable Crime against children... Little Girls and Boys. Partents should Really Think Before they Have Kids. Either be Commited 100% or Not At ALL!!!
@trufu9 I'm so sorry.. but he's gonna regret it for the rest of his life. That's not a crime only to you guys, but he deprived himself of a great joy.
I miss my daddy so much it still hurts, however my daugters father never wanted anything to do with her till she got to be 18 ys old, I never felt so proud when she told him i allways had my mom-(Dad) my whole life I dont need you now.
Worse is when Mom got us girls..and Daddy takes our brother 2000 miles away...We never did get close..I was 14 then..now I am 50..we all 3 live in the same city now..but bro isn't Bro!
My wife raised our 3 wonderful children while served in the Navy. My children always missed me and today they still tell me how much they wanted me home when I was on patrol around the world. I love them all so much.
No child wants to see their parents split up, many times the child feels that its their fault that family split and will do or say ANYTHING to put the family together again. Its really very sad that so many people feel that the "forever" they promised each other on their wedding day only meant that until it gets to tough for one of us to handle.
im 28 now and ive been looking for this song for so long i use to sing it when i was a little girl and never knew who sung it just membered the chorus.
My parents have been divorced for almost 10 years and my mom has made every day hell for my dad. She's turned all three of my siblings against him at some point and two of those three arent even talking to him right now. I've always been my daddy's little girl and i can actually remember running across our yard after him begging him not to go. He has fought with everything he has to spend more time with us and i love him so much! he's the best dad i could ever wish to have.
my x wife did not have a good relationship with her dad but i used this song as the father daughter dance . she may have not know what the song was about . but her father was happy and proud and did know what the song was . it is to this day how i will alwas rember him.
My dad was a very tall guy, he was 6'6", I was just a little girl, he was so tall, I miss my dad so much, I used to sing this song to him not even knowing what this song meant, just that he walked so fast and I had to run to keep up with him. I lost my dad in 2000 I miss you dad. I miss you so much,.
To Darleneneb1963 my heart goes out to you. I know how you feel. I lost my dad in 2009 and every time I here this song tears automatically flow. Have you ever listen to You can let go now daddy by Chrystal Shuwanda?
inadequate and selfish mothers should be medically assessed prior to refusing contact to caring fathers; the mothers have too much power in separation and divorce
I was glad my father left! He was an abusive SOB! If I could have kicked the crap out of him for abusing my mother, brothers and I! He's dead now! I went to his service! It's the only time in my life I felt nil and void for someone laying in a coffin! Sometimes, seperation is a blessing! My Mom is my hero, she was both parents to me!
My dad never allowed me to catch up he was always gone and left me high and dry and ill never forgive myself for never catching him just as much as i dont forgive him for leaving...
I hope that the father of my daughter changes his mind... He hasn't contacted me whatsoever, and I don't want my little girl growing up without a daddy...
@blackwf7114. thank you for your comment. I know its heartbreaking and I understand your feeling, feels like your getting nowhere, keep strong for your kids, and never stop fighting for them, I wish you strenght and energy to see you through these trying times.
I had custody of our 6 children. I had a protective order against my wife's boyfriend as he had assaulted my son. One weekend my wife stood in the kitchen and said "if I have to pick between James and the kids I will be the bitch who abandons her children." What she did not know was 4 of them including her 11 year old daughter (only girl) were sitting behind her on the stairs. As an aside i had custody because all the children elected to stay with me.
GOOD ON YOU , PEOPLE WHO ONLY THINK OF THEMSELVES SHOULD ALL GO LIVE ON THE MOON , CHILDREN ARE EVERYTHING AND NEED STRONG PARENTS AND IM SURE YOU ARE.I WAS SHIT ON BUT KARMA IS NOW TAKING ITS COURSE PEACE BE WITH YOU MY FRIEND , LONEWOLF
NIce song...reminds me of watching my dad leave after every visit on the weekend and as he walked away until the next weekend he would periodically turn around and wave as I blew kisses to him. I'm 50 yrs. old and I cry everytime I hear this song. I really miss him, he's been gone since 1973. Love you dad and happy Father's Day ......ALOHA
my parents left me when i was little. they were drug users and said they didn't want a kid. i see them like once a year... i have a new family but we dont really get along... this song makes me cry every time i listen to it
my father left shortly after i was born . i first met himwhen iwas 16 the year my mom died. this Jan.i got the call that he was dying in the hosipital althought i only seen him every 15 years or so and we were never close i went home to be with him .No one should be alone when they die.even if i spent most of my life alone thanks to him and the decisions he made. then i got saddled with the funeral and buring him . i have 2 wonderful children and would never leave them for anything
My family has this on a 45 record. Every time they would play it, I'd start balling. I haven't listened to this song in years, and I am currently listening to it for the first time since I was probably 7 or 8. I'm now 16, this song still makes me cry.
I was 4 months old when i had a new dad.I didnt know my real dad.But i knew my new dad was my only dad that I loved.I was the 5th child out of 9 children.All not his, but i knew he was mine.Growing up I didnt understand that I hurt him so much.I didnt know it was so hard for him 2 take care of other children that wasnt his.My mom had a hard time also.I knew something was wrong when he asked my mom 2 come home,and I strted 2 cry 1 night.Something told me some1 was gona die 5/10/01 he died-5/10/01
my dad left when i was 3 im now 13 i loved my dad so much he left my mum with no money no home and 5 kids to look after mum was sick she had depression and from 3 years old i was left to pick up the pieces but im glad hes gone after wat he put me n my mum n my brothers through but i still miss him :( </3
It's a hard road and I just wish that us humans can get it together... If we gave our children the type of love that God gave us, our planet would be in SUCH better shape. It might not want to shake and cry so hard, killing thousands at a time. Let's get it together people. These children NEED us, more than you know! Let's get it people, let's get it. To the creator, thank you for going back to your little girl! Kudos ;-)
my daddy left me when i was 6 im now 15, my mum has had a few boyfriends but he says 'none will be like him' i remember sitting on the stairs the day he left us and as i always said i said 'daddy when are you coming home?' but he never came back, people don't know how much children need there dads, i would do anything for my daddy to finally come home. i miss you daddy love your little baby girl <3
This song made me cry. My dad left when I was little. Later, he told me that just as he had pulled onto the highway, this song came over the radio and he pulled over because he was crying so badly. I wish he had turned around and come back so much it hurts. Please, if anyone out there is thinking of leaving your family, don't. Knowing your parent chose to go leaves behind scars that never really heal. When my dad lost his memory, I prayed he wouldn't remember this. It might have broken him.
my dad was a bully and i swore i would never be like that, all my 4 kids and all my 6 grandkids love me to bits, i think i succedeed, by the way i and my wive bring 5 up as our own, they call us mum and dad,they all love my wive also,ps so do I ,and I will NEVER walk to fast for my wains.
I want to express my love for my dad..everytime he left for work..I would cry for him to stay home when I was little..he had passed away recently 02/02/11 and this song..now he walked up the stairs to Heaven...I wish he could of stopped then again.we will be together someday..now he is my angel..
@Darleneb1963 am crying my darling - hugs to you - my Dad used to work away all week too when I was a little girl and he was my hero - he died 2008 and I miss him with all my heart ♥ our angels ♥
Any thing that tries to call himself a daddy that will walk away from his kids or family might as well get a sex change operation because it is not a man.
the comments on this song r sadder than the song itself . i dont think he mentions y the love was dyin? everbody has a daddy story tho., also i think wayne newton was only sixteen when he sang this, so i dought he was talkin bout himself
I AM A FATHER OF THREE BOYS. A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO,I FOUND OUT MY WIFE WAS HAVING AN AFFAIR. TWO OF MY BOYS WERE STILL AT HOME AND INSTEAD OF DIVORCING MY WIFE FOR HER IMMORAL BEHAVIOR, I KEPT THE FAMILY TOGETHER SO MY SONS WOULD NOT HAVE TO FINISH GROWING UP IN A BROKEN HOME. MY WIFE'S DECISION WAS NO BETTER THAN LEAVING HERSELF. SHE CHOSE HER PATH AND NOT REALLY CARING HOW IT WOULD EFFECT OUR CHILDREN. LOOK HOW YOUR ACTIONS CAN EFFECT YOUR CHILDREN BEFORE MAKING THEM.
my wife left us for a toyboy, leaving me with 4 kids, but i fought tooth and nails in court to keep them with me, I didn't know the toyboy, but I knew I had to keep them safe, there was no way I would let them go. that was 7 yrs ago, and they have never given me an ounce of trouble, and everyday they tell me they love me. I hold no respect for fathers/mothers who walk away from their children..
@bestdaddy01 my hats off to you . i've been doing it for7 yrs, after my wife left.me with 3 kids but i'd never change it. i love them dearly. wolff man
Your intolerance is a pretty arrogant statement. Try this case. A 22y year old man, married a 16yr old girl. Would not let her finish high school or go to college or have any type of carrier. Started off with psychological abuse by telling her she was ugly and lucky that he would take her. After 5 years and 4 kids he started running around , after 10 yrs started beating her every time he got drunk,
At around the 15 year mark of marriage to this monster, he hit her with his pistol after threatening to shoot her with it. With no job, no skills and no training at all at the age of 31, she left. It killed her to leave her kids behind, but they were better off with him. She has done everything to try to make it up to them. But if she hadn't left she would probably be dead. She is mostly dead on the inside now from the emotional scars. My opinion is she waited too long to leave.
@Thorgiersson i only saw this one post of yours but...HOW could the children possibly be "better off" with a psychotic abuser?!?! seriously?!?!
there is NO WAY i would EVER leave my kids behind {& yes, i do have kids!}, ESPECIALLY with someone who had already harmed ME! i would live in fear he may turn his rage on them. NO WAY, as a loving, caring, protective mother, would i leave my children behind!
@bestdaddy01 Good for you. It is rare the courts surrender children to the father. You merited the trust of the court and the community to do right by your children. I hope you are blessed with the same character, courage and strength as my father when he, faced with the same circumstance, was merited in the 1960s with the same privilege.
@bestdaddy01 You are so lucky to have been able to have your children. But you are so wrong to judge me. When the woman holds all the cards and the judge tells you to go, you have no choice. I know all you can say, but until you live with my pain, just be happy you won. Because most of the time we men lose. God bless you for being there for your kids.
@bestdaddy01 Your kids have a very good Dad! Nice to hear that there are some still around. I hope they appreciate what you have had to give up for their sakes. I know it's been repaid to you a thousandfold. Serves her right for what she missed.
@bestdaddy01 I take my hat off to you!! Good for you!! Children need to know that they matter to us most of all; that they matter more to us then anything or anyone. I am so very sorry that your wife did this to you and your children, but thank God the universe watches over you and your children.
You will never have to look back on your life and regret the choices that you have made; you have made the right choice to truly love your children & to do what is best for them!! I applaud you!!
My Daddy died when I was 1, he was 33, leaving my Mother to raise 8 children at the age of 28. He died of Cancer..He was walking waaayyyy too fast! : (
the song is actually about a man leaving his wife. But when his little daughter comes after him, he deciades to stay.
it's not as sad as it sounds.
but honestly, I feel the sadness of the people who tell their stories about their dads here... I'm lucky to be blessed with a father who would never do that.
@nekomimime Sorry I had to rate this as a thumbs down.. No offense to you... But I memorized this song from a 45 record when I was 6 yrs old because my mom & dad used to fight all the time & my dad was an abusive drinker. But He stayed..even when my mom was going through some serious mental issues. But he confessed to me not long before he passed away 6 yrs ago this coming Feb 18th, that he didn't stay truly faithful to her. I will never know if it was better to be abused or to have moved on.
It's a beautiful and sad song. I'm moved for the commentaries. My dad also walked when a I was 24. I'm 56 and still hurts! I understand that there was no other way, but hurts.
This is my second favorite Wynn Newton song. My favorite is a song that he released in the mid 60's called "Everyday House Wife" It got a lot of play then but I have never heard it again.
Awesome song! Really hits home even after so many yrs! Thx for posting this song & video! Great Job!
rjelliott13 1 week ago
THIS SHOULD BE MOTHER.
whirlbirdy 1 week ago
Still affects me...My Dad left three children 12, 11 and 6 yrs old for a woman of only 20.He has missed most of my life and does not know his grandchildren hardly at all.My Mum only let go of him the last 10 yrs really.Glad she is happy now.Feel sad for my Dad though and all he has missed.His young wife once said that she wished we did not exist.Dad has to do everything for her now because she became ill and never fully recovered.He is her carer and he is 12 yrs older.Will always love my Dad x.
somewhereintime43 2 weeks ago
Break ups traumatic for children. It's beyond their comprehension.
I'll never forget the night my wife asked me to pack up, my two little kids
were all over me begging not to leave.
I thank God for giving me the strength and means to look after them.
The video cries for itself.
2008tullio 3 weeks ago
Thanks for posting this song, Really hits HOME.
Great job !
jhwelchjr 3 weeks ago 2
I cry everytime I hear this, I think of when I was little when it came out, now my boys are grown with kids of their own and i cry for them!!!!!! OMG one sad song
sharonsthemom 3 weeks ago
This was one of my favorite songs as a pre-schooler. At the time, the only thing I understood the chorus. Little did I know how prophetic it would become.
NekoNagisaKaworu 3 weeks ago
This came out when my parents split up, not only did I lose my Dad, but the kids at school weren't allowed to play with me because my parents had split up like it was a disease you could catch or something. No one thinks of the kids, it sucks and 42 years later I can say it definitely had a major affect on my life. Think of the kids people!!!!
sarajane47 3 weeks ago
i just love this song. i have not been in the shoes of those that have, but it sure brings tears to my eyes thinking of little ones losing their father or even mother through divorce.
jennyholt9159 4 weeks ago
why why oh my lord why?? you stupid asshole losers have to try to ruin it for all of us sensitive caring people that listen to a memory of our childs younger years i can honestly say to you, you fucking assholes why don't you just drop off the face of the earth! all you are here for is to whine and bitch and moan. leave the music alone! let it reach to us and calm our worries abot losing a loved 1. i mean really take your sorry asses somewhere else and leave us folks alone right????
topcatroar61oliosc 4 weeks ago
I miss my old dad too he still alive but we ain't that close cus of am incident x
TheBaybeekirst 1 month ago
@TheBaybeekirst *hug*
NekoNagisaKaworu 3 weeks ago
My dad left me when I was 4 and he didn't want nothing to do with me until about a month or two ago and it still kills to think about how much pain he brought to me. I waited on my front porch from the time I was 4 until I was about 7 or 8 and now he came back and still doesn't come when he says, but I still love him as much as I can.
CcCchadsadie 1 month ago
Wow brings tears to my eyes. I was 9 months old when my dad died. I miss him soooooo much
josie69691 1 month ago
Christmas is here, I have not seen my children in years, I pay my maintenance on time,. I hate dead beat mothers.
z250B 1 month ago
@z250B My boyfriend is in the same place, he never got to see his only son on Christmas morning ever. His kid has just turned 21 and hasn't spoken to his father in years. Custodial parents need to realize what they are doing to valuable relationships.
IluvJPH 1 month ago
I was eight years old when my dad left. I thought he hung the moon. Wayne Newton came out with this song 3 years later. I though he wrote it just for me...still makes be cry.
kygal1960 1 month ago 2
Thank you for posting this! I have played it about 30 times already. I lost my Dad 18 years ago and he was my hero. I forgot about this song until now. Thank you so much you did a great job with it! At Christmas it is rather hard. My Dad was my hero! He was a Dad that everyone would have loved to have. ( hugs)
MsTasier 1 month ago
story of my life.........................:'-(
spiel43 1 month ago
This is a tear jerker.... I can relate only too well.
Debbiedoo05 1 month ago
I had no idea it was him. I knew it was his song but I can't believe how much he sounds like Reba! haha
utubeuser46 1 month ago
I give up. Who's singing here? It kind of sounds like Reba.
utubeuser46 1 month ago
@utubeuser46 wayne newton
zeushera2004 1 month ago
i'm a 15 year old girl and i've grown apart with my dad i use to be daddy's little girl but now all I have towards him is hostility. For a good reason, not just some silly teenage reason...but still. This made me cry and miss my old daddy.
13Bee1 1 month ago
@13Bee1 Your old daddy is still there inside of him, he just made some mistakes.
1952Telecaster 1 month ago
Hey,Intimidator3Fan, Ditto and the same story in my life, i'm 65 and it still gnaws at me, but I had to be strong for my own sweet daughter who means the world to me also.
oldysrg8 1 month ago
dddddd
kimmycub141 1 month ago
Who says fathers aren't important? Science will make fathers unnecessary one day, total liberation for all! Just because science makes it possible does not mean it's the human way! Maybe science will make mothers unneccessary too. And all designer babies with none of those genes that produce cripples or whatever. Is a too perfect world still a human world? Can we eliminate all evil from the world? Just wondering. A retired Catholic priest. Einstein said our knowledge outstripped our insight.
watchful38 1 month ago
@watchful38 Yur Momma.
buffet62 1 month ago
@watchful38 do you kiss da pp
fabfamily2009 1 month ago
who is singing this
sukes58 2 months ago
@sukes58 It's Wayne Newton.
markindundas 1 month ago
@sukes58 Wayne Newton
ParkerAllen2 1 month ago
Daddy's loss and mine too!!! So sad, mine never came back.
cindy91365 2 months ago
Wayne Newton proved that you don't have to stay on the Reservation !!
Sambeaux777 2 months ago
I also feel that way about my famaily.
7466309change 2 months ago in playlist Liked videos
I have a daughter of my own, and I remember all the cute little things she used to do, like when I would come home from work, she would run to me & fly into my arms while hollering "DADDY!". Then I got divorced and just like that - it was no more. I miss those moments so much. One should never takes these things for granted because you can never get them back once they're gone. I don't think I've heard this song since it was still new - thanx 4 posting...
Bluedragonz63 2 months ago 2
OMG how heart wrenching --- cried like a baby
TheDb351c 2 months ago 2
ive burried my mother & take care of my dad but i remember a time when i cried for my dad &he kept walking
lilmissshy89 2 months ago
My dad use to sing this to me b4 i went to bed and now its hard to belive hes gone and when my mom and dad would get in a fight my dad would go for a walk and id go chasing after him yelling "daddy dont walk so fast slow down ur making me run!" cuz he sang it to me all the time i miss my daddy and hes been gone 6 years
FollowYourDreams1369 2 months ago 3
All I know is I would run a bit faster to catch up. I miss him so....
clarkzie100 2 months ago 15
if you all can any that can help them find that child new gone in was. state.
7466309change 2 months ago in playlist Liked
we are all HUMAN.... forgiveness has to be there somewhere!!!
knothma 2 months ago
GO WAYNE
glasswinder 2 months ago
this is me and my daughter so many ways please cps quit making my daughter say this i begg u
jimguyer1 2 months ago
this is for my great dad
OPTIMUS1525 2 months ago in playlist optimus
my dad wanted to be there for me since conception but my mum told him no...I found this out last nite wen all of my 17 yrs I hated my so called father wen all he did was love me now I've never heard his voice or hear him say how proud of me he is r tell me Im the most beautiful daughter on this earth
7glorybEE 3 months ago
my dad was never a dad to me and now he is dead he never will have the chance to show me he ever could be,my mom was a great mother to me so i thank god for that,but they are both gone now.
bayrunner1958 3 months ago
i'm praying for you brother,Gods giving back my 9 year old after mom hid her for 3 plus years so i feel ya,i also had to get a protective order,but God protected my angel the whole time she was missing,be blessed
godschild928 3 months ago
Im praying all goes with you and your family God Bless you and your children
mariandenise21 3 months ago
I Love Daddy!!
LISA84308 3 months ago
Sad so sad, I'm just thankful I had a loving childhood, and hope that my children can say that they had a loving home life
1busybeekeeper 3 months ago
hey up my memories go back to my papa..and they stay with me.. good memories..despite him making me run..
MrMassey4355 3 months ago
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JayMaes1 3 months ago
I may be a tough old bastard with a couple hundred scars and grease under my fingernails, but, I'm also a parent. How could a father not listen to this and tear-up? I vividly remember when my parents separated and my little sister followed my Dad out into the driveway and begged him not to leave. Heartbreaking. They got back together, but, I'll never forget the pain of feeling my family was falling apart. My wife and I vowed it wouldn't happen to us, for the sake of our kids.
INTIMIDATOR3FAN 4 months ago 87
@INTIMIDATOR3FAN Good for you! Mine left when I was little, just walked away. A parent that walks out has no clue how damaging it really is to a child. He died last year without making any effort to know me, it left a big open space in my heart.
neffada53 3 months ago
@INTIMIDATOR3FAN I wish u were my daddy
MsMoofasa 3 months ago
@INTIMIDATOR3FAN I know what your talking about as my wife walked out on me and my 10 year old daughter couldn't keep the tears back. She did not come back and I have my daughter on weekends and hoidays. SUCKS
Blaine7555 2 months ago 2
@INTIMIDATOR3FAN I made that same vow...it all fell apart anyway, I got custody of my daughters though,Thank God.
88seanster 1 month ago
@88seanster youre full of crap dont make this about you you selfish bastard theres help out there seek it.. pour you your story is a ;;lie and a sad attempt to attract attention to your sorry liffe...]]]] go get help
1212afp 1 month ago
@1212afp wow...what an incredible asshole you are...i had some shitty things to say to you but really,you say it all yourself,burn in hell fuckface, you insensitive retard,and by the way,your probably one of my sons/daughters 'cos as as a soldier i fucked so many whores that you may be my offspring,show a little respect dick.
88seanster 1 month ago
@88seanster and one more thing...I can answer you via my phone,PC, and TV,bet your on a pentium2or3 at best lmao at your stone age ass! poor ass 3rd world loser.
88seanster 1 month ago
@1212afp and also...why pick on me of all ppl? answer me you inbred son of a whore,,,
88seanster 1 month ago
Most people don't know that this is Wayne Newton singing this.
INTIMIDATOR3FAN 4 months ago
My sister and I sang this song to our father who adopted us back in '83. Almost 20 years later, we no longer speak to him as he abandoned us for the Last time... What an unspeakable Crime against children... Little Girls and Boys. Partents should Really Think Before they Have Kids. Either be Commited 100% or Not At ALL!!!
trufu9 4 months ago 2
@trufu9 I'm so sorry.. but he's gonna regret it for the rest of his life. That's not a crime only to you guys, but he deprived himself of a great joy.
love2liveit 4 months ago
I'll always chase after my daddy
cookiemonserhottie 4 months ago
use to play this when my dad would leave after fighting with my mom
lindalou468 4 months ago
My parents divorced when I was 13...this song always makes me think of him. Rest Well, Daddy...I miss you.
Baelmyrrdn 4 months ago
My dad died at the age of 5. I wish I had the chance to feel this song.
0702DM 5 months ago
Wayne Newton Sings this so good.
morenana11 5 months ago 2
I miss my daddy so much it still hurts, however my daugters father never wanted anything to do with her till she got to be 18 ys old, I never felt so proud when she told him i allways had my mom-(Dad) my whole life I dont need you now.
morenana11 5 months ago 2
Worse is when Mom got us girls..and Daddy takes our brother 2000 miles away...We never did get close..I was 14 then..now I am 50..we all 3 live in the same city now..but bro isn't Bro!
tenna40 5 months ago
@tenna40 i don't want dis for son
paul1349 4 months ago
@tenna40 dont want this for us my son
paul1349 4 months ago
This reminds me of my dad to
Aussie09ism 5 months ago
My wife raised our 3 wonderful children while served in the Navy. My children always missed me and today they still tell me how much they wanted me home when I was on patrol around the world. I love them all so much.
CrimsonChampions 5 months ago 2
No child wants to see their parents split up, many times the child feels that its their fault that family split and will do or say ANYTHING to put the family together again. Its really very sad that so many people feel that the "forever" they promised each other on their wedding day only meant that until it gets to tough for one of us to handle.
ChiefSailor1948 5 months ago 2
Always Loved this song! Wayne Newton did it! Will always Love it!
LML6123 5 months ago
im 28 now and ive been looking for this song for so long i use to sing it when i was a little girl and never knew who sung it just membered the chorus.
milztafea 5 months ago
My parents have been divorced for almost 10 years and my mom has made every day hell for my dad. She's turned all three of my siblings against him at some point and two of those three arent even talking to him right now. I've always been my daddy's little girl and i can actually remember running across our yard after him begging him not to go. He has fought with everything he has to spend more time with us and i love him so much! he's the best dad i could ever wish to have.
EthanzbigsisBeck 5 months ago
this makes me cry
this was played at my pops funeral <3
Ruby2ism 5 months ago
this makes me cry
Ruby2ism 5 months ago
who is singing? Sounds like Tanya Tucker??
Reddirtgirl55Again 5 months ago
@Reddirtgirl55Again Sounds like Wayne Newton?
ohger1 5 months ago
@Reddirtgirl55Again ...... Pretty sure this is a man singing
pamelasu65 5 months ago
@Reddirtgirl55Again I believe it is Lisa Marie Elvis daughter
briggee 5 months ago
my x wife did not have a good relationship with her dad but i used this song as the father daughter dance . she may have not know what the song was about . but her father was happy and proud and did know what the song was . it is to this day how i will alwas rember him.
badgercub 5 months ago 2
@TheSharoshable I dont see me forgiving him but thanks for the advice
xXkaseyKaseXx 6 months ago
My dad was a very tall guy, he was 6'6", I was just a little girl, he was so tall, I miss my dad so much, I used to sing this song to him not even knowing what this song meant, just that he walked so fast and I had to run to keep up with him. I lost my dad in 2000 I miss you dad. I miss you so much,.
mystic16mom 6 months ago
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maybe at weddings this should be played.Before they say ,I do.
7466309change 6 months ago
maybe at weedings this should be played.Before they say ,I do.
7466309change 6 months ago
I love this song
vainiwild 6 months ago
To Darleneneb1963 my heart goes out to you. I know how you feel. I lost my dad in 2009 and every time I here this song tears automatically flow. Have you ever listen to You can let go now daddy by Chrystal Shuwanda?
Chastedx 6 months ago
inadequate and selfish mothers should be medically assessed prior to refusing contact to caring fathers; the mothers have too much power in separation and divorce
thesomethingsmissing 6 months ago
fathers who leave their young and innocent wife and family should be put in jail
thesomethingsmissing 6 months ago 2
I was glad my father left! He was an abusive SOB! If I could have kicked the crap out of him for abusing my mother, brothers and I! He's dead now! I went to his service! It's the only time in my life I felt nil and void for someone laying in a coffin! Sometimes, seperation is a blessing! My Mom is my hero, she was both parents to me!
MsMoofasa 6 months ago
My dad never allowed me to catch up he was always gone and left me high and dry and ill never forgive myself for never catching him just as much as i dont forgive him for leaving...
xXkaseyKaseXx 6 months ago
Best Version ever'
electricgirlfriend 6 months ago
Poignant... not sad. Remember... in the end he turns around and goes home with his daughter.
barker131776 6 months ago
bless you darlenb1963
LaylaHawkes 7 months ago
I hope that the father of my daughter changes his mind... He hasn't contacted me whatsoever, and I don't want my little girl growing up without a daddy...
NolaMazing 7 months ago
@blackwf7114. thank you for your comment. I know its heartbreaking and I understand your feeling, feels like your getting nowhere, keep strong for your kids, and never stop fighting for them, I wish you strenght and energy to see you through these trying times.
bestdaddy01 7 months ago 2
best daddy01 big respect to you i am doing the same now but its so hard its breaking my heart
blackwf7114 8 months ago
So many for get
Justme1268 8 months ago
brill xx
sharonmccallum 8 months ago
I had custody of our 6 children. I had a protective order against my wife's boyfriend as he had assaulted my son. One weekend my wife stood in the kitchen and said "if I have to pick between James and the kids I will be the bitch who abandons her children." What she did not know was 4 of them including her 11 year old daughter (only girl) were sitting behind her on the stairs. As an aside i had custody because all the children elected to stay with me.
Cimiar 8 months ago 39
@Cimiar What a…. She doesn't DESERVE your children!!! >:l Love them forever and make them the happiest ever!!!!
love2liveit 4 months ago 4
@Cimiar You are very admirable. God bless you and those children x
lilmiznatt 4 months ago
@Cimiar Good luck with your children(:
evanorelover 3 months ago
GOOD ON YOU , PEOPLE WHO ONLY THINK OF THEMSELVES SHOULD ALL GO LIVE ON THE MOON , CHILDREN ARE EVERYTHING AND NEED STRONG PARENTS AND IM SURE YOU ARE.I WAS SHIT ON BUT KARMA IS NOW TAKING ITS COURSE PEACE BE WITH YOU MY FRIEND , LONEWOLF
TheLONEWOLFETA 3 months ago in playlist Elvis Presley Dont Cry Daddy with family Pic
@Cimiar good luck with your children
butterfly22571 3 months ago
@Cimiar : Thats so sad what the fuck was her problem...
94sweetthang 3 months ago
Say no more! a Broken Heart' Mends many Weak Heart's
electricgirlfriend 8 months ago
@electricgirlfriend Beautifully said.
joshwelljonesfirst 8 months ago
NIce song...reminds me of watching my dad leave after every visit on the weekend and as he walked away until the next weekend he would periodically turn around and wave as I blew kisses to him. I'm 50 yrs. old and I cry everytime I hear this song. I really miss him, he's been gone since 1973. Love you dad and happy Father's Day ......ALOHA
1116807 8 months ago 2
my parents left me when i was little. they were drug users and said they didn't want a kid. i see them like once a year... i have a new family but we dont really get along... this song makes me cry every time i listen to it
IXloveXAnimeX1 8 months ago
Love it!!!
ZeldasDiner 8 months ago
Sad but with a happy ending.... Thanks, Dave
jimsvideos 8 months ago
This song came out when my step dad was leaving us. I cried every time I heard it. I still cry.
NewStart47 9 months ago 2
good song but very sad lyrics in it-Wayne Newton does a good job singing.
TheJoe023 9 months ago
my father left me as i was 4 i am now 13 and havent seen him since,he told me he was never to see me again.
cutie182944 9 months ago 2
one of the best fuckin songs ever made
ernest3203 9 months ago
my father left shortly after i was born . i first met himwhen iwas 16 the year my mom died. this Jan.i got the call that he was dying in the hosipital althought i only seen him every 15 years or so and we were never close i went home to be with him .No one should be alone when they die.even if i spent most of my life alone thanks to him and the decisions he made. then i got saddled with the funeral and buring him . i have 2 wonderful children and would never leave them for anything
heeeyitsbecka 9 months ago 3
My family has this on a 45 record. Every time they would play it, I'd start balling. I haven't listened to this song in years, and I am currently listening to it for the first time since I was probably 7 or 8. I'm now 16, this song still makes me cry.
Brandicable22 10 months ago 2
I was 4 months old when i had a new dad.I didnt know my real dad.But i knew my new dad was my only dad that I loved.I was the 5th child out of 9 children.All not his, but i knew he was mine.Growing up I didnt understand that I hurt him so much.I didnt know it was so hard for him 2 take care of other children that wasnt his.My mom had a hard time also.I knew something was wrong when he asked my mom 2 come home,and I strted 2 cry 1 night.Something told me some1 was gona die 5/10/01 he died-5/10/01
wickedwahine2010 10 months ago 4
my dad left when i was 3 im now 13 i loved my dad so much he left my mum with no money no home and 5 kids to look after mum was sick she had depression and from 3 years old i was left to pick up the pieces but im glad hes gone after wat he put me n my mum n my brothers through but i still miss him :( </3
sexybitch18341 10 months ago
It's a hard road and I just wish that us humans can get it together... If we gave our children the type of love that God gave us, our planet would be in SUCH better shape. It might not want to shake and cry so hard, killing thousands at a time. Let's get it together people. These children NEED us, more than you know! Let's get it people, let's get it. To the creator, thank you for going back to your little girl! Kudos ;-)
HuggiesMrs 10 months ago
@HuggiesMrs-very well said! It is true kids need their parents today.
TheJoe023 9 months ago 2
holy cow talk about memories... Can you say BITTER-SWEET!
:)
fauxgrace 10 months ago
my daddy left me when i was 6 im now 15, my mum has had a few boyfriends but he says 'none will be like him' i remember sitting on the stairs the day he left us and as i always said i said 'daddy when are you coming home?' but he never came back, people don't know how much children need there dads, i would do anything for my daddy to finally come home. i miss you daddy love your little baby girl <3
xXxAbbyNicollexXx 10 months ago
My dad left when I was 6 and I'm 14 now but I can't get over it...I miss him ALOT
jaredtheavenger 10 months ago
This song made me cry. My dad left when I was little. Later, he told me that just as he had pulled onto the highway, this song came over the radio and he pulled over because he was crying so badly. I wish he had turned around and come back so much it hurts. Please, if anyone out there is thinking of leaving your family, don't. Knowing your parent chose to go leaves behind scars that never really heal. When my dad lost his memory, I prayed he wouldn't remember this. It might have broken him.
MissPiccollo 10 months ago 3
Does anyone no of a song i think by Wayne Newton where he is talking to his heart.Probaly around 1969-1970
jefgordenfan24 10 months ago
Our Hevenly farther is waiting on you with his hands out. He loves you very much.....
singleron11 10 months ago
my dad was a bully and i swore i would never be like that, all my 4 kids and all my 6 grandkids love me to bits, i think i succedeed, by the way i and my wive bring 5 up as our own, they call us mum and dad,they all love my wive also,ps so do I ,and I will NEVER walk to fast for my wains.
Mr9614 11 months ago
My dad walked to fast for me to catch up
ashley52615 11 months ago 2
I want to express my love for my dad..everytime he left for work..I would cry for him to stay home when I was little..he had passed away recently 02/02/11 and this song..now he walked up the stairs to Heaven...I wish he could of stopped then again.we will be together someday..now he is my angel..
RIP Philip L. Plasse
Darleneb1963 11 months ago 51
@Darleneb1963 To the two comments above my heart goes out to you and I must say you have my respect so always walk with your heads held high.
4y48p67g 7 months ago
@Darleneb1963 am crying my darling - hugs to you - my Dad used to work away all week too when I was a little girl and he was my hero - he died 2008 and I miss him with all my heart ♥ our angels ♥
MsSkibereen 4 months ago
Any thing that tries to call himself a daddy that will walk away from his kids or family might as well get a sex change operation because it is not a man.
rexhickey 11 months ago 2
the comments on this song r sadder than the song itself . i dont think he mentions y the love was dyin? everbody has a daddy story tho., also i think wayne newton was only sixteen when he sang this, so i dought he was talkin bout himself
tommieparch 1 year ago 2
I AM A FATHER OF THREE BOYS. A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO,I FOUND OUT MY WIFE WAS HAVING AN AFFAIR. TWO OF MY BOYS WERE STILL AT HOME AND INSTEAD OF DIVORCING MY WIFE FOR HER IMMORAL BEHAVIOR, I KEPT THE FAMILY TOGETHER SO MY SONS WOULD NOT HAVE TO FINISH GROWING UP IN A BROKEN HOME. MY WIFE'S DECISION WAS NO BETTER THAN LEAVING HERSELF. SHE CHOSE HER PATH AND NOT REALLY CARING HOW IT WOULD EFFECT OUR CHILDREN. LOOK HOW YOUR ACTIONS CAN EFFECT YOUR CHILDREN BEFORE MAKING THEM.
ftwdudewtf 1 year ago 2
i love how the little girl in the song convinces her daddy to stay. i heard this song on the radio and can't get it out of my head :)
floppyflopo 1 year ago 2
my wife left us for a toyboy, leaving me with 4 kids, but i fought tooth and nails in court to keep them with me, I didn't know the toyboy, but I knew I had to keep them safe, there was no way I would let them go. that was 7 yrs ago, and they have never given me an ounce of trouble, and everyday they tell me they love me. I hold no respect for fathers/mothers who walk away from their children..
bestdaddy01 1 year ago 129
@bestdaddy01 my hats off to you . i've been doing it for7 yrs, after my wife left.me with 3 kids but i'd never change it. i love them dearly. wolff man
cheer195 9 months ago 3
@bestdaddy01 Been there man and now they are married and i have grand kid :) and like you
i know i did every thing for them
1951savage 9 months ago
Your intolerance is a pretty arrogant statement. Try this case. A 22y year old man, married a 16yr old girl. Would not let her finish high school or go to college or have any type of carrier. Started off with psychological abuse by telling her she was ugly and lucky that he would take her. After 5 years and 4 kids he started running around , after 10 yrs started beating her every time he got drunk,
Thorgiersson 8 months ago in playlist General
At around the 15 year mark of marriage to this monster, he hit her with his pistol after threatening to shoot her with it. With no job, no skills and no training at all at the age of 31, she left. It killed her to leave her kids behind, but they were better off with him. She has done everything to try to make it up to them. But if she hadn't left she would probably be dead. She is mostly dead on the inside now from the emotional scars. My opinion is she waited too long to leave.
Thorgiersson 8 months ago in playlist General
@Thorgiersson i only saw this one post of yours but...HOW could the children possibly be "better off" with a psychotic abuser?!?! seriously?!?!
there is NO WAY i would EVER leave my kids behind {& yes, i do have kids!}, ESPECIALLY with someone who had already harmed ME! i would live in fear he may turn his rage on them. NO WAY, as a loving, caring, protective mother, would i leave my children behind!
furpurr 8 months ago
@bestdaddy01 Good for you. It is rare the courts surrender children to the father. You merited the trust of the court and the community to do right by your children. I hope you are blessed with the same character, courage and strength as my father when he, faced with the same circumstance, was merited in the 1960s with the same privilege.
darthom 8 months ago 3
@bestdaddy01 good job man
rowdymybud 8 months ago
@bestdaddy01 you should be so very proud of yourself...every cloud has a 'bright' silver lining!
mia3ken 8 months ago
@bestdaddy01 You are so lucky to have been able to have your children. But you are so wrong to judge me. When the woman holds all the cards and the judge tells you to go, you have no choice. I know all you can say, but until you live with my pain, just be happy you won. Because most of the time we men lose. God bless you for being there for your kids.
MyDaddyCool 8 months ago
@bestdaddy01 Your kids have a very good Dad! Nice to hear that there are some still around. I hope they appreciate what you have had to give up for their sakes. I know it's been repaid to you a thousandfold. Serves her right for what she missed.
RogerF337 8 months ago
@bestdaddy01 you sir are a motherfucking hero.
Spartan168 7 months ago
@bestdaddy01 I think you mean boytoy. A toy boy would be a toy.
guitarpop 7 months ago
@bestdaddy01 salute!!
krakmxer 7 months ago
@bestdaddy01 good for you
xlittlemisshottlex 7 months ago
@bestdaddy01 I think the world needs more people like you.
MrJondog11 6 months ago
@bestdaddy01 I give you a bow - so many men wouldn't - as a single mother of twins - I know~!~ KUDOS
lamila56 6 months ago
@bestdaddy01 I take my hat off to you!! Good for you!! Children need to know that they matter to us most of all; that they matter more to us then anything or anyone. I am so very sorry that your wife did this to you and your children, but thank God the universe watches over you and your children.
You will never have to look back on your life and regret the choices that you have made; you have made the right choice to truly love your children & to do what is best for them!! I applaud you!!
1955annemarie 6 months ago 2
My Daddy died when I was 1, he was 33, leaving my Mother to raise 8 children at the age of 28. He died of Cancer..He was walking waaayyyy too fast! : (
TheNishbitch 1 year ago
unfortuneately in the real world many fathers have to walk away so if are fortunate to be in your childrens lives know that u have been blessed
redray53064 1 year ago
the song is actually about a man leaving his wife. But when his little daughter comes after him, he deciades to stay.
it's not as sad as it sounds.
but honestly, I feel the sadness of the people who tell their stories about their dads here... I'm lucky to be blessed with a father who would never do that.
nekomimime 1 year ago
@nekomimime Sorry I had to rate this as a thumbs down.. No offense to you... But I memorized this song from a 45 record when I was 6 yrs old because my mom & dad used to fight all the time & my dad was an abusive drinker. But He stayed..even when my mom was going through some serious mental issues. But he confessed to me not long before he passed away 6 yrs ago this coming Feb 18th, that he didn't stay truly faithful to her. I will never know if it was better to be abused or to have moved on.
weezie9598 1 year ago
@weezie9598
I honestly don't care about the thumb down, but I do not see what this has got to do with me. I am just stating the facts.
nekomimime 1 year ago
@weezie9598 your father had a decease of achololicisum not treated
Gordrawnsley 1 year ago
It's a beautiful and sad song. I'm moved for the commentaries. My dad also walked when a I was 24. I'm 56 and still hurts! I understand that there was no other way, but hurts.
grmaderna 1 year ago
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electricgirlfriend 1 year ago
its wayne newton.. i was talking about this song today to a friend said it always made me cry.. and it did again today
shortycakes2007 1 year ago
I love this song. It's a hopeful ending. Still brings tears to my eyes.
faeryquene 1 year ago
can someone please tell me who's singing this version?
Nash1965H 1 year ago
@Nash1965H Wayne Newton.
faeryquene 1 year ago
lovely song !!!
Joy23158 1 year ago
This is my second favorite Wynn Newton song. My favorite is a song that he released in the mid 60's called "Everyday House Wife" It got a lot of play then but I have never heard it again.
khj93play 1 year ago