《Patches》歌词

[00:00:02] I was born and raised down in Alabama

[00:00:04] On a farm way back up in the woods

[00:00:07] Why I was so ragged folks used to call me Patches

[00:00:10] Papa used to tease me about it

[00:00:12] But deep down inside dad was hurtin'

[00:00:14] 'Cause he done the best he could

[00:00:18] My papa was a great old man

[00:00:21] I can see him with a shovel in his hand

[00:00:24] Education that he never had

[00:00:28] But he did wonders when the times got bad

[00:00:31] The little money from the crops we raised

[00:00:35] Barely paid the bills we made

[00:00:37] Oh life had kicked him down to the ground

[00:00:41] When he tried to get up life would kick him back down

[00:00:44] One day papa called me to his dyin' bed

[00:00:47] Placed his hands on my shoulder and with tears he said

[00:00:51] Patches I'm depending on you son to pull the family through

[00:01:00] My son it's all it's up to you

[00:01:08] Two days later papa passed away

[00:01:12] And I became a man that day

[00:01:16] Everyday I had to work the fields

[00:01:19] 'Cause that's the only way we got our meals

[00:01:22] I was the oldest of the family

[00:01:26] And everybody was depending on me

[00:01:28] Now here's the path that everybodies on

[00:01:32] Mamas been living in a brand new home

[00:01:35] Lord knows it took a lot of sweat and tears

[00:01:38] And my daddy's blood to help us through the teas

[00:01:42] Patches I'm depending on you son to pull the family through

[00:01:50] My son it's all it's up to you

[00:02:16] Daddy had been sick for a long time flat on his back

[00:02:21] Every evening after we'd finished our chores and eat our dinner

[00:02:25] We'd all go into papa's room to cheer him up a little

[00:02:30] And this particular day Dad was in good spirits

[00:02:33] Sitting on his side of the bed telling mama how good she looked

[00:02:38] When all of a sudden papa had a pain in his chest

[00:02:41] I was too young to understand talking about a heart attack here

[00:02:46] Mama rushed all of us out of the room into the hallway

[00:02:50] About ten minutes later she came out with tears in her eyes

[00:02:54] She called out to me Patches patches get in here boy

[00:02:58] You're daddy want to see you

[00:03:02] I went running to papa's room there papa lay

[00:03:06] Daddy had tears in his eyes I knew something was wrong

[00:03:10] 'Cause daddy was a poor man but all of his life he'd been a proud man

[00:03:16] I knelt down on one knee beside the bed papa put his hand on my shoulder

[00:03:21] He said Patches Patches boy the hammer of life done beat

[00:03:25] Your old papa down to the ground and I ain't got nobody

[00:03:29] To turn to to take care of mama and the young ones

[00:03:31] So what I want you to do is promise me son

[00:03:34] Is that you're gonna do your best to help your mama

[00:03:36] As much as you can I said Papa I'm gonna do my best

[00:03:41] But little did I know then like I know right now

[00:03:43] That trying to climb life's mountain

[00:03:46] Searching for a top when there ain't no top

[00:03:48] Sometimes you find yourself frustrated lazy

[00:03:52] But everytime I feel like I can't live my life like I want to

[00:03:55] My mind goes back to the day when I see those tears in my daddy's eyes

[00:03:59] But most of all I remember his words

[00:04:01] Patches I'm depending on you boy

[00:04:04] Every time I feel like giving up I hear his voice

[00:04:07] Patches Patches Patches Patches

[00:04:13] Sang

[00:04:13] I'm depening on you son

[00:04:16] I tried to do me best it's up to you to do the rest

[00:04:28] Patches I'm depending on you son

[00:04:33] I've tried to do my best it up to you to do the rest

[00:04:42] Patches I'm depening on you son

[00:04:46] I tried to do me best it's up to you to do the rest

[00:04:56] Patches I'm depening on you son

[00:05:00] I tried to do me best it's up to you to do the rest

[00:05:10] Patches I'm depening on you son

[00:05:12] I tried to do me best it's up to you to do the rest

[00:05:23] Patches I'm depening on you son

[00:05:26] I tried to do me best it's up to you to do the rest

[00:05:37] Patches I'm depening on you son

[00:05:40] I tried to do me best it's up to you to do the rest

[00:05:49] I'm depening on you son

[00:05:53] I tried to do me best it's up to you to do the rest