The Inspiration to My Little Hello Daddy Song
As a parent I wanted to share with you here the story   behind one of my songs titled, Hello Daddy. I think its a song that works anytime of the year (especially if you’re a parent) but many of my friends have told me they especially think of it as one of their favorite   fathers day songs.

My name is Patrick Newberry. I live in Tampa, Florida. I’m just a hardworking guy, father of three, I run a small company and occasionally I write music in my spare time.

Late one Wednesday eve back in 2004, after serving my kids supper, and while my wife was away at church for a few hours , I sat down at the piano for a couple minutes of “quality” me time. The kids were in their bedrooms, each somewhere between playing with toys and getting ready for bed-time.

As I was really geting into my personal moments on the piano, my youngest daughter Holly came out and asked me, with the most adorable little hug, “hello daddy, umm could you please come and say my prayers with me?”

Trust me, I melted right then and there and… piano time, was officially over .

So we walked to her room and knelt down by the bed and said our nightly prayers.

I tucked little Holly in and was about to get back to my “quality” me time when that all to familiar voice said softly…daddy please don’t go anywhere…couldn’t you please stay daddy, for just a little bit longer?

I recollect sitting on the floor, holding their small hands or occasionally they would just want to hang on to one of my fingers. I think the point was we had to be touching in some way. Never the less, eventually after enough laughter or story telling they would soon drift off to the place of dreams and I could make my elusive leave.

As I recall it took a few minutes to get Holly to fall a sleep that night but eventually she did and I knew that if I was going to have any more “quality” music time, it would be with a very soft melody.

So here I am about to get back to the piano…I had so many thoughts crossing through my brain at the moment. My other daughter (who was 12 at the time) was slowly loosing that desire to have dad tuck her into bed and was asking me in less and less to say her bed time prayers.

I couldn’t help but think it wouldn’t be long and my little Holly would soon stop asking this of me as well. Then before I know it, they will all three be walking out the front door, walking into their own lives as adults. My oldest daughter turned 18 this week, my son is 17 this year, so it’s all coming into clear view, even today more than ever.

So I sat down at the piano and about half hour later–I was of course wiping away the tears as I was writing down the verses and I finished writing this song. Today I share   it with you and I hope you will remember listening to what I titled, Hello Daddy.

I dedicate it to all the moms and dads out there who have ever knelt down next to their child’s bed, to say that little bed time prayer that helps then fall to sleep.

Please let me me know if you like it. You can find it on YouTube by clicking any of the links in this article. Once you are on my YouTube channel you will find it labeled as a Songs for Dads. It only takes   one click to POST on facebook with all of the other parents that you know, who may also like this song. Thanks for your help in passing it along and also if you stop by YouTube be sure to post a comment or two… I would love to read your family bedtime ritual as well.

 

Sincerely,

Patrick Newberry (Proud dad to 3 beautiful children, Kara, Michael & Holly)
Tampa, FL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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