Paul Albert Anka, OC (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor. Anka became famous in the late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s with hit songs like "Diana", "Lonely Boy", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder", and "(You're) Having My Baby". He wrote such well-known music as the theme for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and one of Tom Jones's biggest hits, "She's a Lady", as well as the English lyrics for Frank Sinatra's signature song, "My Way" (originally the French song "Comme d'habitude"). He was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2005.<br /><br />In 1983, he co-wrote the song "I Never Heard" with Michael Jackson. It was retitled and released in 2009 under the name "This Is It". An additional song that Jackson co-wrote with Anka from this 1983 session, "Love Never Felt So Good", was since discovered and was released on Jackson's posthumous album Xscape in 2014. The song was also released by Johnny Mathis in 1984.<br /><br />Anka became a naturalized US citizen in 1990.<br />Everyday my papa would work<br />To try to make ends meet<br />To see that we would eat<br />Keep those shoes upon my feet<br />Every night my papa would take me<br />Tuck me in my bed<br />Kiss me on my head<br />After all my prayers were said<br />And there were years<br />Of sadness and of tears<br />Through it all<br />Together we were strong<br />We were strong<br />The times were rough<br />But Papa he was tough<br />And, Mama, she stood beside him all along<br />Growing up with them was easy<br />Time just flew on by<br />The years began to fly<br />They aged, but so did I<br />I could tell<br />Mama wasn't well<br />And Papa knew and deep down so did she<br />So did she<br />And when she died<br />Papa broke down and cried<br />And all he could say was: "God, why her? Take me!"<br />Everyday he sat there sleeping in a rocking chair<br />He never went upstairs<br />Because she wasn't there<br />Then one day my Papa said,<br />"Son, I'm proud of how you've grown"<br />He said: "Go make it on your own.<br />And don't worry! I'm O.K. alone."<br />He said: "There are things you must do; places you must see!"<br />His eyes were sad as he...
