I was born and raised down in Alabama On a farm way back up in the woods I was so ragged that folks used to call me Patches Papa used to tease me about it Cause deep down inside he was hurt Cause hed done all he could My papa was a great old man I can see him with a shovel in his hands, see Education he never had He did wonders when the times got bad The little money from the crops he raised Barely paid the bills we made For, life had kick him down to the ground When he tried to get up Life would kick him back down One day Papa called me to his dyin bed Put his hands on my shoulders And in his tears he said He said, Patches Im dependin on you, son To pull the family through My son, its all left up to you You might also likeTwo days later Papa passed away, and I became a man that day So I told Mama I was gonna quit school, but She said that was Daddys strictest rule So evry mornin fore I went to school I fed the chickens and I chopped wood too Sometimes I felt that I couldnt go on I wanted to leave, just run away from home But I would remember what my daddy said With tears in his eyes on his dyin bed He said, Patches Im dependin on you, son I tried to do my best Its up to you to do the rest Then one day a strong rain came And washed all the crops away And at the age of 13 I thought I was carryin the weight of the Whole world on my shoulders And you know, Mama knew What I was goin through, cause Evry day I had to work the fields Cause thats the only way we got our meals You see, I was the oldest of the family And evrybody else depended on me Evry night I heard my Mama pray Lord, give him the strength to face another day So years have passed and all the kids are grown The angels took Mama to a brand new home Lord knows, people, I shedded tears But my daddys voice kept me through the years Sing Patches, Im dependin on you, son To pull the family through My son, its all left up to you Oh, I can still hear Papas voice sayin Patches, Im dependin on you, son Ive tried to do my best Its up to you to do the rest I can still hear Papa, what he said Patches...
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