My Father, My Foundation

Yeah, one love

It’s a tribute today, listen

Jah bless the foundation

I look back at the years that have passed us by

Saw you working hard beneath the open sky

Never complaining, you carried the load

Walking with us down this winding road

You held our hands when we were feeling small

You were the anchor, standing proud and tall

Through every season, you were the light

Keeping us safe through the darkest night

Oh, my father, you’re the rock we lean on

You’re the steady spirit from dusk until dawn

Never let us down, always stayed true

Everything we are, it comes from you

Yeah, my father, guide and my friend

Your love for us will never ever end

Oh, my father, steady and true

We give all the praise and the thanks to you

People talk about heroes in a storybook

But I know the truth if you take a look

It’s the man in the house who keeps the fire bright

Working every day just to make things right

Your wisdom is a treasure, gold in the hand

Helping us grow and helping us stand

Easy now, let the truth be heard

We live by the promise of your every word

Oh, my father, you’re the rock we lean on

You’re the steady spirit from dusk until dawn

Never let us down, always stayed true

Everything we are, it comes from you

Yeah, my father, guide and my friend

Your love for us will never ever end

Oh, my father, steady and true

We give all the praise and the thanks to you

Rise up, give thanks for the ones who care

Giving us strength when the cupboard was bare

Sacrifice is the language that you speak

You gave us the power when we felt weak

Oh, it’s a blessing, it’s a beautiful thing

To hear the melody that your hard work brings

Now we are grown but we’re still by your side

With nothing to fear and nothing to hide

The values you planted are starting to bloom

Lighting up all of the corners of the room

So thank you for staying, thank you for being

The greatest example that we are seeing

Jah bless your path as you walk along

This is for you, in a reggae song

Oh, my father, you’re the rock we lean on

You’re the steady spirit from dusk until dawn

Never let us down, always stayed true

Everything we are, it comes from you

Yeah, my father, guide and my friend

Your love for us will never ever end

Oh, my father, steady and true

We give all the praise and the thanks to you

Yeah, you never let us down

Always by our side, yeah

One love for my father

Jah bless you forever

Easy now, we rise up

Bless up, yeah