I was born and raised down in On a farm way up in the woods Oh, I was so ragged, folks call me Patches Papa used to me about 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 shovel in his Education daddy had But he did when the times got bad The money from the crops we raised paid the bills we made
Oh, put him down to the ground he tried 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, it's all up to you"
Two days later papa passed And I became a man day So, I had to work the fields that's the only way we got our meals See, I was the of the family And everybody was on me
Now, years passed, everybody's grown Mama's living in a brand new home Lord knows it a lot of sweat and tears And my daddy's helped 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"
had been 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 room to cheer him up a little And this particular day, Dad was in good Sitting on the side of the bed telling how good she looked When all of a sudden papa had a in his chest
I was too young to understand, talking a heart attack here Mama rushed all of us out of the room into the 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 running to papa's room there papa lay there
Daddy had tears in his eyes, I knew something was Daddy was a poor man but all of my life he'd been a proud man I down on one knee beside the bed Papa put his hand on my He said, "Patches, Patches boy, the hammer of done beat Your old papa to the ground and I ain't got nobody To to take care of mama and the young ones"
"So, I want you to do is promise me son Is that you're gonna do your to help your mama As as you can", I said, "Papa I'm gonna do my best" But did I know then like I know right now That trying to climb mountain Searching for a top there ain't no top
you find yourself frustrated, lazy But every time I like I can't live my life like I want to My mind goes to that day I see those tears in my Daddy's eyes But most of all I remember his "Patches, I'm on you boy"
Every time I feel giving 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 I've 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"