I was and raised down in Alabama On a farm way up in the woods Oh, I was so ragged, folks used me Patches Papa used to me about it But down inside dad was hurtin' 'Cause he done the he could do
My was a great old man I can see him a shovel in his hand Education never had But he did wonders when the got bad The little money from the crops we Barely paid the bills we
Oh, life put him to the ground he tried to get up, life would kick him back down On the day papa called me to his bed Placed his hands on my and in tears he said
"Patches, I'm on you son To pull the family through, my son, it's all up to you"
Two days later papa away And I a man that day So, everyday I had to the fields 'Cause that's the way we got our meals See, I was the oldest of the And was depending on me
Now, have passed, everybody's grown Mama's been living in a brand new Lord knows it took a lot of and tears And my daddy's voice that us through the years
He said, "Patches, I'm on you son To the family through, my son, it's all left up to you"
Daddy had been sick for a long time, on his back Every evening after finished our chores and eat our dinner 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 mama how she looked When all of a sudden papa had a pain in his
I was too young to understand, talking a heart attack here Mama all of us out of the room into the hallway ten minutes later she came 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 there papa lay there
Daddy had tears in his eyes, I knew was wrong 'Cause Daddy was a poor man but all of my life he'd been a man I knelt down on one beside the bed Papa put his hand on my He said, "Patches, Patches boy, the hammer of done beat Your old papa down to the ground and I got nobody To turn to take care of and the young ones"
"So, what I you to do is promise me son Is that you're gonna do your best to your mama As as you can", I said, "Papa I'm gonna do my best" But little did I then like I know right now That trying to life's mountain Searching for a top there ain't no top
you find yourself frustrated, lazy But every I feel like I can't live my life like I want to My mind 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"
Every time I feel like 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 tried to do my best, it's 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"