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Jerry Reed
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Patches of Blue
i was born and raised down in alabama on a farm way back up in the woods
i was so ragged folks used to call me patches papa used to tease me about it cours deep down inside he was hurt cause he done all he could
My papa was a great old man i can see him with a shouvel in his hand see education he never had but he did wonders when the times got bad the little money from the crops he raised barley paid the bills we made
oh life had kicked him down to the ground when he tried to get up life would kick him back down
one day papa called me to his dying bed put his hands on my shoulders and he said he said he said Patches im depending on you son to pull the family through my son its all left up to you
two days later papa pased away and i became a man that day so i told mama i was gonna quit school an she said that was daddys strictest rule
so every mornin befor i went to school i fed the chickens and i choped wood too
sometimes i felt like i couldent go on i wanted to leave just run away from home but i would remember what my daddy saidwith tears in his eyes on his dying bed Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com
he said Patches im depending on you son ive tried to do my best its up to you to do the rest
then one day a strong rain came an washed all the crops away an at the age of thirteen i felt like i was carring the weight of the whole world around on my shoulders and you know mama knew what i was going through
cause everyday we had to work the fields thats the only way we got our meals you see i was the oldest in the family an every body else depended on me every night i heard my moma prey lord give him strength to make another day
though the years have passed the kids are all gone the angels took moma to a brand knew home lord knows people ive shed some tears my daddys voice kept pounding in my ears
saying patches im depending on you son ive tried to do my best its up to you to do the rest
i can hear papa say patches im depending on you son to pull the family through my son its all left up to you patches im depending on you son to pull the family through
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