I was born and raised in Alabama On a farm way back up in the I was so ragged that used to call me Patches Papa used to tease me it Cause deep down he was hurt Cause he'd done all he
My was a great old man I can see him with a in his hands, see he never had He did wonders when the got bad The money from the crops he raised paid the bills we made
For, life had kick him to the ground When he to get up Life would him back down One day Papa called me to his bed Put his on my shoulders And in his he said
He said, I'm on you, son To pull the family My son, it's all up to you
Two days later Papa away, and I became a man day So I Mama I was gonna quit school, but She said was Daddy's strictest rule
So every mornin' I went to school I fed the chickens and I chopped too Sometimes I that I couldn't go on I wanted to leave, just run from home But I remember what my daddy said With tears in his eyes on his bed
He said, I'm on you, son I to do my best It's up to you to do the
one day a strong rain came And washed all the crops And at the age of 13 I I was the weight of the Whole world on my And you know, Mama I was goin' through, 'cause
Every day I had to work the Cause that's the way we got our meals You see, I was the oldest of the And everybody else on me Every night I heard my pray Lord, give him the strength to another day
So years have and all the kids are grown The angels took Mama to a brand new knows, people, I shedded tears But my daddy's kept me through the years
Sing, Patches, I'm on you, son To the family through My son, it's all up to you
Oh, I can still Papa's voice sayin' Patches, I'm on you, son tried to do my best It's up to you to do the
I can still hear Papa, he said