I was and raised down in Alabama On a farm way back up in the I was so ragged that folks used to call me used to tease me about it Cause down inside he was hurt Cause he'd all he could
My was a great old man I can see him with a in his hands, see Education he had He did wonders when the got bad The little money the crops he raised Barely paid the bills we
For, life had kick him to the ground When he to get up Life would kick him down One day Papa called me to his bed Put his on my shoulders And in his tears he
He said, I'm on you, son To the family through My son, all left up to you
Two days Papa passed away, and I a man that day So I told Mama I was gonna school, but She said that was Daddy's rule
So mornin' 'fore I went to school I fed the chickens and I chopped too Sometimes I felt I couldn't go on I wanted to leave, just run from home But I would remember what my said With tears in his on his dyin' bed
He said, I'm on you, son I tried to do my It's up to you to do the
Then one day a strong rain And washed all the away And at the age of 13 I I was the weight of the world on my shoulders And you know, knew What I was goin' through,
day I had to work the fields Cause that's the way we got our meals You see, I was the of the family And everybody depended on me Every night I heard my Mama Lord, him the strength to face another day
So years have passed and all the kids are The angels took to a brand new home Lord knows, people, I shedded But my daddy's voice kept me the years
Sing, Patches, I'm on you, son To pull the family My son, all left up to you
Oh, I can still hear Papa's voice Patches, I'm on you, son I've to do my best up to you to do the rest
I can still Papa, what he said