I was and raised down in Alabama On a farm way back up in the Oh, I was so ragged, folks call me Patches Papa to tease me about it But deep down inside dad was 'Cause he done the he could do
My was a great old man I can see him with a shovel in his Education daddy had But he did when the times got bad The little money from the crops we Barely paid the bills we
Oh, put him down to the ground When he tried to get up, life would him back down On the day papa me to his dying bed Placed his hands on my shoulders and in he said
"Patches, I'm on you son To pull the family through, my son, all left up to you"
Two days later papa away And I a man that day So, everyday I had to the fields 'Cause the only way we got our meals See, I was the of the family And was depending on me
Now, have passed, everybody's grown Mama's been in a brand new home Lord knows it a lot of sweat and tears And my daddy's voice helped us through the years
He said, "Patches, I'm on you son To pull the family through, my son, it's all up to you"
Daddy had been sick for a long time, on his back Every evening after we'd finished our chores and eat our We'd all go into papa's room to him up a little And this particular day, Dad was in good Sitting on the side of the bed telling how good she looked When all of a sudden papa had a in his chest
I was too young to understand, talking about a attack here Mama rushed all of us out of the room into the About ten minutes later she out with tears in her eyes She out to me "Patches, patches get in here boy you're want to see you" I went running to papa's room there lay there
Daddy had in his eyes, I knew something was wrong 'Cause Daddy was a poor man but all of my life he'd a proud man I knelt on one knee beside the bed put his hand on my shoulder He said, "Patches, Patches boy, the hammer of life done Your old papa down to the and I ain't got nobody To turn to care of mama and the young ones"
"So, what I you to do is promise me son Is that you're gonna do your best to help mama As as you can", I said, "Papa I'm gonna do my best" But little did I know like I know right now That trying to life's mountain Searching for a top when there no top
Sometimes you find yourself frustrated, But every time I feel like I live my life like I want to My goes back to that day When I see tears in my Daddy's eyes But most of all I his words "Patches, I'm on you boy"
time I feel like giving up I hear his voice "Patches, Patches, Patches, Patches"
"I'm on you son I to do my best, it's up you to do the rest"
"Patches, I'm on you son I've tried to do my best, up you to do the rest"
"Patches, I'm on you son To pull the through, my son, it's all left up to you"