I was born and raised in Alabama On a farm way up in the woods Oh, I was so ragged, folks used me Patches Papa used to tease me it But down inside dad was hurtin' 'Cause he done the he could do
My papa was a old man I can see him with a in his hand Education daddy had But he did wonders the times got bad The little from the crops we raised Barely the bills we made
Oh, life put him to the ground When he to get up, life would kick him back down On the day papa me to his dying bed Placed his hands on my shoulders and in tears he
"Patches, I'm on you son To pull the family through, my son, all left up to you"
Two days later passed away And I became a man day So, everyday I had to work the 'Cause the only way we got our meals See, I was the of the family And everybody was on me
Now, years have passed, grown been living in a brand new home Lord knows it took a lot of and tears And my daddy's voice helped that us the years
He said, "Patches, I'm on you son To pull the family through, my son, it's all up to you"
Daddy had sick for a long time, flat on his back Every evening we'd finished our chores and eat our dinner We'd all go into papa's room to cheer him up a And particular day, Dad was in good spirits Sitting on the of the bed telling mama how good she looked When all of a papa had a pain in his chest
I was too young to understand, talking about a heart 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, get in here boy you're Daddy want to see you" I went running to papa's room papa lay there
Daddy had in his eyes, I knew something was wrong Daddy was a poor man but all of my life he'd been a proud man I knelt down on one knee the bed put his hand on my shoulder He said, "Patches, Patches boy, the hammer of life done Your old down to the ground and I ain't got nobody To turn to take of mama and the young ones"
"So, what I want you to do is me son Is that you're do your best to help your mama As as you can", I said, "Papa I'm gonna do my best" But little did I know then like I know now That trying to life's mountain Searching for a top there ain't no top
you find yourself frustrated, lazy But every time I feel like I can't live my life like I to My mind back to that day When I see tears in my Daddy's eyes But most of all I remember his "Patches, I'm on you boy"
Every time I feel like giving up I 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 tried to do my best, 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"