TO ALL MY BABY'S DADDY'S, A LESSON TO PLAYERS
TO ALL MY BABY DADDY'S, TO ALL WHO CAN COMPETE.TO ALL MY MAYBE DADDY'S, THE FAMILY AINT COMPLETE.MY CHILDREN NEED A FATHER, IT'S YOU THEY NEED TO MEET.THERE IS AN EMPTY CHAIR AND YOU NEED TO TAKE A SEAT.FOR AT THE DINNER TABLE NOW STEP UP TO THE PLATE.YOU KNOW IT MIGHT BE YOU, YOU WERE ONCE MY MATE.SO DO WHATEVER YOU CAN DO I GAVE MYSELF TO YOU.AINT NOTHIN EVER FREE AND THERE'S SOMETHING YOU OWE ME.YOU OWE ME THE RESPECT OF MOTHER OF YOUR KID.YOU OWE ME HELP IN RAISING THEM, I MAKE MY FINAL BID.THE FATHER IS THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD OR SHOULD BE.BUT WHEN THERE IS'NT A COMMITMENT,IT SETS THE WOMAN FREE.BUT IT ALSO BINDS HER TO RAISE HER FAMILY.SO IS IT THAT THE MAN IS REALLY HE WHO'S FREE?HE GIVES UP HIS FAMILY RIGHTS, BUT NOT RESPONSIBILITY.AND SO THE MOTHERS POWER IS REALLY ABSOLUTE.SHE CONTROLS THE CHOICES BUT HE CANNOT REFUTE.HE STILL OWES SUPPORT AND WHATEVER GUIDANCE SHE ALLOWS TO BE.SO IS HE THE ONE WHO IS CAPTIVE OR IS HE REALLY FREE.TO ALL MY BABY DADDY'S IN THE FORREST YOUR PART OF THE FAMILY TREE.                                                                      By Jude J. Richardson