22 Songs To Get You Through A Tough Father's Day

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If You're Estranged or Have a Difficult Relationship

1. "Cat's in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin

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"Well, I've long since retired and my son's moved away

Called him up just the other day

I said, 'I'd like to see you if you don't mind'

He said, 'I'd love to, dad, if I could find the time'

'You see, my new job's a hassle and the kid's got the flu

But it's sure nice talking to you, dad

It's been sure nice talking to you'"

2. "Piece by Piece" by Kelly Clarkson

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“And all of your words fall flat

I made something of myself and now you wanna come back

But your love isn't free

It has to be earned

Back then I didn't have anything you needed

So I was worthless”

3. "For the Love of a Daughter" by Demi Lovato

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“Don't you remember I'm your baby girl?

How could you throw me right out of your world?

So young when the pain had begun

Now forever afraid of being loved”

4. "Father's Day" by Frank Turner

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“You always told me Father’s Day was just another way

Of selling Hallmark greeting cards

Twenty Years of waking sleep, of lying through your teeth,

Meant every Father’s Day spent wondering who the hell you are.”

5. "Adam Raised a Cain" by Bruce Springsteen

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“Daddy worked his whole life for nothing but the pain

Now he walks these empty rooms looking for something to blame

You inherit the sins, you inherit the flames

Adam raised a Cain”

If Your Father Passed Away

1. "Daddy" by Johnny Cash

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“The preacher said he’d always been a good man

But preachers love to throw that phrase around

But the tears I tasted gave his words new meaning

Watching old friends puttin’ daddy in the ground”

2. "Father" by Demi Lovato

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“I know you never got the chance

To be yourself, to be your best

I hope that heaven's given you

A second chance”

3. "You're Not There" by Lukas Graham

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“I only got you in my stories

And you know I tell them right

Remember you and I, when I'm awake at night

So give it up for fallen glory

I never got to say goodbye

I wish I could ask for just a bit more time”

4. “Dear Father” by Colin Hay

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“Dear father I never got to say goodbye

I was singing on the River Clyde and I didn’t know

Dear father I see you dancing still

And I think I always will till the day I die”

5. “Dad’s Boots” by Dry September

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“Tonight I’m walking in dad’s boots

Through the streets of the city he knew

They buried him today in his only suit

My brother got his wristwatch, I got his boots”

6. “Styrofoam Plates” by Death Cab for Cutie

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“And just 'cause he's gone

It doesn't change the fact

He was a bastard in life

Thus a bastard in death”

7. “Happy Home” by Lukas Graham

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“What will I say when my kids ask me who my daddy was

I thought about it for a while and I'm at a loss

Knowing that I'm gonna live my whole life without him"

If Your Father Left or You Never Knew Him

1. “Someday Never Comes” by Creedence Clearwater Revival

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“Well, time and tears went by and I collected dust.

For there were many things I didn't know.

When daddy went away, he said, try to be a man,

And someday you'll understand.”

2. “Dear Father” by Sum 41

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“So many years have been ignored

You've been gone without a trace

I'm getting used to knowing you're

Just a name without a face”

3. "There Will Be Tears" by Frank Ocean

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“Hide my face hide my face

Can't let em see me crying

Cause these boys didn't have no fathers neither

And they weren't crying

My friend said it wasn't so bad

You can't miss what you ain't had”

4. "The Story of My Old Man" by Good Charlotte

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“I don't know too much about you

Too much of my old man

I know he walked right out that door

We never saw him again”

5. "Daddy's Song" by Harry Nilsson

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“Years ago, I knew a boy

He was his daddy's pride and joy, pride and joy

But when the daddy went away

It was such a rainy day

That he brought out all his toys”

If Your Father is Ill

1. "Cowgirls Don't Cry" by Brooks & Dunn

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“Phone rang early one morning

Her momma's voice, she'd been crying

Said it's your daddy, you need to come home

This is it, I think he's dying”

2. “I’ll Be the Father Now” by Dry September

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“I still see the warrior

Inside that broken body

I still hear the fighter

Inside each fading breath”

3.“Speechless” by Lady Gaga

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“Some men may follow me

But you choose "death and company"

Why you so speechless?”

4. “You Can Let Go” by Crystal Shawanda

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“It was killing me to see the strongest man I ever knew

Wasting away to nothing in that hospital room

You know he's only hanging on for you”

5. “Remembering” by Ashley Campbell

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“You're standing right in front of me and slipping away

Bone for bone we are the same

Bones get tired and they can't carry all the weight

We can talk until you can't even remember my name

Daddy don't worry, I'll do the remembering

Daddy don't worry, I'll do the remembering”