Patches-Clarence Carter

[ti:Patches] [ar:Clarence Carter] [al:Clarence Carter Sings Patches And Other Great Hits] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Patches - Clarence Carter [00:01.56]I was born and raised down in Alabama [00:03.45] [00:04.35]On a farm way back up in the woods [00:06.63]I was so ragged that folks used to call me Patches [00:09.34]Papa used to tease me about it [00:10.94] [00:11.50]'Cause deep down inside he was hurt [00:12.75]'Cause he'd done all he could [00:14.07] [00:15.34]My papa was a great old man [00:17.72]I can see him with a shovel in his hands see [00:20.46] [00:21.06]Education he never had [00:23.37]He did wonders when the times got bad [00:25.87] [00:26.76]The little money from the crops he raised [00:28.85] [00:29.62]Barely paid the bills we made [00:31.81]For life had kick him down to the ground [00:34.57]When he tried to get up [00:35.73]Life would kick him back down [00:37.46]One day Papa called me to his dyin' bed [00:40.52]Put his hands on my shoulders [00:42.12]And in his tears he said [00:43.24]He said Patches [00:44.10]I'm dependin' on you son [00:46.63] [00:47.85]To pull the family through [00:49.71] [00:50.70]My son it's all left up to you [00:55.34] [00:59.48]Two days later Papa passed away and [01:01.43] [01:02.13]I became a man that day [01:03.68] [01:05.04]So I told Mama I was gonna quit school but [01:07.11]She said that was Daddy's strictest rule [01:09.13] [01:10.10]So ev'ry mornin' 'fore I went to school [01:12.75]I fed the chickens and I chopped wood too [01:15.02]Sometimes I felt that I couldn't go on [01:18.20]I wanted to leave just run away from home [01:21.02]But I would remember what my daddy said [01:23.97]With tears in his eyes on his dyin' bed [01:26.70]He said Patches [01:27.81]I'm dependin' on you son [01:30.19] [01:30.75]I tried to do my best [01:33.40] [01:34.07]It's up to you to do the rest [01:38.56] [01:42.88]Then one day a strong rain came [01:45.38]And washed all the crops away [01:47.23] [01:48.58]And at the age of 13 I thought [01:50.33]I was carryin' the weight of the [01:51.70]Whole world on my shoulders [01:53.11] [01:53.74]And you know Mama knew [01:54.65]What I was goin' through 'cause [01:56.78]Ev'ry day I had to work the fields [01:59.48]'Cause that's the only way we got our meals [02:01.42]You see I was the oldest of the family [02:04.55] [02:05.15]And ev'rybody else depended on me [02:07.36] [02:08.23]Ev'ry night I heard my Mama pray [02:10.39]Lord give him the strength to face another day [02:13.20]So years have passed and all the kids are grown [02:16.24]The angels took Mama to a brand new home [02:18.96]Lord knows people I shedded tears [02:21.86]But my daddy's voice kept me through the years [02:24.86]Sing [02:25.17]Patches I'm dependin' on you son [02:28.17] [02:29.28]To pull the family through [02:31.10] [02:31.99]My son it's all left up to you [02:36.11] [02:39.74]Patches I'm dependin' on you son [02:42.98] [02:43.61]I've tried to do my best [02:45.75] [02:46.73]It's up to you to do the rest [02:50.87] [02:51.69]I can still hear Papa what he said [02:54.48]Patches [02:55.39]Patches I'm dependin' on you son [02:57.23] [02:58.30]To pull the family through [03:00.43] [03:01.35]My son it's all left up to you [03:05.78] [03:09.11]Patches I'm dependin' on you son