Dear Dad by Neli Atiga

Recorded live at CSMusic Songwriters Showcase 4 Dec 08 (St Andrew's Cathedral Outdoor Amphitheatre).

© 2004 Neli Atiga and Daphiney Waetford

Dear Dad
Sir where were you on this one
All this talk about mercy and how Im your son
Seeing something burning in my imagery
In perfection like symmetry, its just killing me
To see a world on its deathbed
Hundreds and thousands confirmed dead, thats what I heard said
Hurricanes, Quakes and tornadoes are exposed
Buildings explode
Im asking why like Jadakiss
Did you just up and leave us all at Genesis?
Im thinking inconsiderate, even just a little bit
Are we illegitimate?
You ever felt like somebody dissed you
Dad I sincerely miss you,
Your son

CHORUS
Whats up Dad, Im waiting
Bleak the future
No given time to how I get to know ya
Is Jireh my provider?

Dear Son youre the missed one
Didnt you read my letters, you know the last 66 ones?
You see son youve got it wrong
See the world and its me that you want to blame it on
And you say that youre lonely
Yet you come and visit on Christmas and Easter only
You got caught up in the immediate
Do what you want to when you wanted to
But I wanted you and you totally disobeyed
Like Usher and Sinatra you kept crying My Way
So I gave you what you wanted
Removed protection, without detection
I even sent one perfect Son for resolution
Yet you sent him to the place of execution
Dont ever think your Dad dont love you
Unconditional love youre my son too
God

(Blaise) Pascal said it best
Theres a Dad shaped vacuum in all of us
But we choose to fill it in
With everything from 40 ounces to 50 Cent
Thinking immortality, but the true reality
In immorality is
Its gonna lead to death
And after that tell me, where are you left?
Theres a solution to this
See my Dad is the Father to the fatherless
I got a change of heart
Let someone help me fix up look sharp
Before Hova was Jehovah
Just what we need and nobody knows Him?
We gotta know him badly
All my family gotta ask whos your Daddy?

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[NZdowen]

This is great Neli. Love the mix from the original. Daph