A/N: I don't know where this is going. This might be everything, or there
could be continued inspiration as to what each newsie had been taught by
his father's presence (or lack thereof) and his father's love towards him.
Please tell me what you think. I'll even give you a homemade chocolate chip
cookie. Baked fresh too! I don't own the Newsies, I'm not making any money
off of this, I have none to be sued for, and I don't own any songs I may
use either.
Title: About A Father's Love
By: LadyPolly
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"Well mine taught me not to stave so I guess we both got an education." My own words had been echoin' in my mind all night. Echoin' back to the last night I saw my fadah.
"Let me tell you a secret, About a father's love, A secret that my daddy said Was just between us, Daddies don't just love their children every now and then, It's a love without end, Amen"
I don't remember my mudah, she died when I was just a kid, givin' birth ta my sistah. My sistah died a week later, leaving just my father and me.
Dad taught me a lot before he got sent away. Most of all he taught me not to starve. He taught me that he'd always be there for me, maybe not in person, but in spirit. He was right; he's not here in person. But, every time I see Davey-boy with his family, especially his dad, I remember dad's lullaby.
Nevah thought a guy who's gonna spend the rest of his life in prison would sing his son a lullaby, didja? The nights he wasn't up to singing, he'd talk about me and him goin' out west and starting a new life in Santa Fe. He'd tell me how the sky was bigger out there, and he got me my first cowboy hat (I still have it back at the LH). He taught me not to steal anything I didn't need, but if I was starving, steal food. Just don't get caught. He taught me about "improving" the truth too. Just don't get caught. His motto in life, it failed him, I won't let it fail me. I won't get caught.
I remember the last night me an' dad spent together, before they came to get him, before I went to the refuge, when I was still known as Francis Sullivan. I was Francis Sullivan, Jr. I remember my father sobbing because he knew he would never be there for me again, at least not physically. He gave me his hat. It's the one I still wear today.
With dad gone I had to steal food just to eat. Its what got me into the refuge. I got caught. It ain't never gonna happen again. I won't get caught again. I won't starve again.
"Let me tell you a secret, About a father's love, A secret that my daddy said Was just between us, Daddies don't just love their children every now and then, It's a love without end, Amen"
"Well mine taught me not to stave so I guess we both got an education." My own words had been echoin' in my mind all night. Echoin' back to the last night I saw my fadah.
"Let me tell you a secret, About a father's love, A secret that my daddy said Was just between us, Daddies don't just love their children every now and then, It's a love without end, Amen"
I don't remember my mudah, she died when I was just a kid, givin' birth ta my sistah. My sistah died a week later, leaving just my father and me.
Dad taught me a lot before he got sent away. Most of all he taught me not to starve. He taught me that he'd always be there for me, maybe not in person, but in spirit. He was right; he's not here in person. But, every time I see Davey-boy with his family, especially his dad, I remember dad's lullaby.
Nevah thought a guy who's gonna spend the rest of his life in prison would sing his son a lullaby, didja? The nights he wasn't up to singing, he'd talk about me and him goin' out west and starting a new life in Santa Fe. He'd tell me how the sky was bigger out there, and he got me my first cowboy hat (I still have it back at the LH). He taught me not to steal anything I didn't need, but if I was starving, steal food. Just don't get caught. He taught me about "improving" the truth too. Just don't get caught. His motto in life, it failed him, I won't let it fail me. I won't get caught.
I remember the last night me an' dad spent together, before they came to get him, before I went to the refuge, when I was still known as Francis Sullivan. I was Francis Sullivan, Jr. I remember my father sobbing because he knew he would never be there for me again, at least not physically. He gave me his hat. It's the one I still wear today.
With dad gone I had to steal food just to eat. Its what got me into the refuge. I got caught. It ain't never gonna happen again. I won't get caught again. I won't starve again.
"Let me tell you a secret, About a father's love, A secret that my daddy said Was just between us, Daddies don't just love their children every now and then, It's a love without end, Amen"