I was born and raised down in On a farm way back up in the Oh, I was so ragged, folks call me Patches used to tease me about it But deep inside dad was hurtin' 'Cause he done the best he do
My papa was a old man I can see him with a shovel in his Education never had But he did wonders the times got bad The money from the crops we raised Barely paid the bills we
Oh, put him down to the ground When he tried to get up, life would kick him back On the day called me to his dying bed Placed his on my shoulders and in tears he said
"Patches, I'm on you son To pull the through, my son, it's all left up to you"
Two days later papa passed 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 everybody was on me
Now, have passed, everybody's grown been living in a brand new home Lord knows it a lot of sweat and tears And my daddy's voice helped that us through the
He said, "Patches, I'm on you son To pull the family through, my son, all left up to you"
Daddy had been sick for a long time, flat on his 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 particular day, Dad was in good spirits Sitting on the side of the bed mama how good she looked all of a sudden papa had a pain in his chest
I was too to understand, talking about a heart 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 tears in his eyes, I knew something was 'Cause Daddy was a poor man but all of my he'd been a proud man I down on one knee beside the bed put his hand on my shoulder He said, "Patches, boy, the hammer of life done beat old papa down to the ground and I ain't got nobody To turn to take 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 your As as you can", I said, "Papa I'm gonna do my best" But little did I know like I know right now trying to climb life's mountain Searching for a top when there no top
you find yourself frustrated, lazy But every time I feel like I can't live my life I want to My mind goes back to day When I see those tears in my Daddy's But most of all I remember his "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 tried to do my best, up you to do the rest"
"Patches, I'm on you son I've to do my best, it's up you to do the rest"
"Patches, I'm on you son To the family through, my son, it's all left up to you"