I was born and raised down in On a way back up in the woods I was so ragged that folks to call me Patches Papa used to tease me it 'Cause deep down inside he was he'd done all he could
My was a great old man I can see him with a in his hands, see he never had He did wonders the times got bad The little money from the crops he Barely paid the bills we
For, life had kick him down to the he tried to get up Life would kick him down One day Papa me to his dyin' bed Put his on my shoulders And in his he said
He said, I'm on you, son To pull the family My son, it's all up to you
Two days later passed away, and I a man that day So I told I was gonna quit school, but She said that was Daddy's strictest
So mornin' 'fore I went to school I fed the chickens and I wood too I felt that I couldn't go on I wanted to leave, just run from home But I would remember my daddy said With tears in his on his dyin' bed
He said, I'm on you, son I to do my best It's up to you to do the
Then one day a strong rain And washed all the crops And at the age of 13 I I was the weight of the Whole world on my And you know, Mama What I was goin' through,
day I had to work the fields 'Cause that's the way we got our meals You see, I was the of the family And everybody else on me Every night I my Mama pray Lord, give him the strength to make day
So years have passed and all the kids are The angels Mama to a brand new home Lord knows, people, I tears But my daddy's voice me through the years
Sing, Patches, I'm on you, son To the family through My son, all left up to you
Oh, I can hear Papa's voice sayin' Patches, I'm on you, son I've to do my best up to you to do the rest
I can hear Papa, what he said Patches, I'm on you, son To the family through My son, it's all up to you