This ballad was written by Gaga for her father, Joseph. In the song she hopes he'll be convinced to seek the medical treatment he needs for his heart condition. "I've known about my father's condition for about 15 years. He told me whatever happens, happens," she told New York's Z-100 radio station. "I was getting ready to lose my dad and I wrote this song."
Joseph finally undertook a heart operation a few months before the release of The Fame Monster.and Gaga twitted to her fans to let them know that all was well with him. "My Daddy had open-heart surgery today. And after long hours, and lots of tears, they healed his broken heart, and mine. Speechless," she wrote. "At the hospital. Giving daddy a foot rub while he falls asleep. He's my hero."
Unusually for Lady Gaga, this Ron Fair produced track features a guitar.
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