Patches lyrics by Clarence Carter
Lyric & Midi information*****************************************
Song Title * 1274H Patches
Performed By * Clarence Carter
Composer(s) *
Publisher * . Unauthorised copying is illegal
Programmer * Heavenly Music � 1995
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WAS WAS BORN AND RAISED DOWN IN ALABAMA, ON A FARM BACK UP IN THE WOODS,
I WAS SO RAGGED, FOLKS USED TO CALL ME PATCHES,
PA USED TO TEASE ME ABOUT IT, BUT I KNEW THAT DEEP DOWN INSIDE HE WAS HURT,
COS HE'D DONE ALL HE COULD.
MY PA WAS A GREAT OLD MAN, I CAN SEE HIM WITH A SHOVEL IN HIS HAND,SEE
EDUCATION HE NEVER HAD, HE DID WONDERS WHEN THE TIMES WERE BAD,
THE LITTLE MONEY FROM THE CROPS HE RAISED, HELPED TO PAY THE BILLS WE MADE,
LIFE HAD TRICKED HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND,
WHEN HE TRIED TO GET UP, LIFE WOULD KICK HIM BACK DOWN..
ONE DAY PA CALLED ME TO HIS DYING BED, PUT HIS HAND ON MY SHOULDERS,
THROUGH HIS TEARS HE SAID...
PATCHES, I'M DEPENDING ON YOU SON, TO PULL THE FAMILY THROUGH,
MY SON, IT'S ALL LEFT UP TO YOU.
TWO DAYS LATER PA PASSED AWAY....I BECAME A MAN THAT DAY.
SO I TOLD MAMA I WAS GONNA QUIT SCHOOL, BUT SHE SAID THAT WAS DADDY'S STRICTEST RULE.
(SING) SO EVERY MORNING 'FORE I WENT TO SCHOOL..I FED CHICKENS AND I CHOPPED WOOD TOO,
SOMETIMES I FELT THAT I COULDNT GO ON, I WANTED TO LEAVE, RUN AWAY FROM HOME.
BUT I WOULD REMEMBER WHAT MY DADDY SAID,
WITH TEARS IN HIS EYES, FROM HIS DYING BED
HE SAID PATCHES, I'M DEPENDING ON YOU SON, I TRIED TO DO MY BEST,
IT'S UP TO YOU TO DO THE REST.
THEN ONE DAY A STRONG RAIN CAME AND WASHED ALL THE CROPS AWAY, AND AT THE AGE OF THIRTEEN I THOUGHT I WAS CARRYING THE WEIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD ON MY SHOULDERS,
AND YOU KNOW MAMA KNEW WHAT I WAS GOING THROUGH, COS..
EVERY DAY I HAD TO WORK THE FIELDS, THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE GOT OUR MEALS, SEE,
I WAS THE OLDEST IN THE FAMILY, AND EVERYBODY ELSE DEPENDED ON ME..
AND EVERY NIGHT I HEARD MAMA PRAY, ..'LORD, GIVE HIM STRENGTH TO MAKE ANOTHER DAY'...
NOW THE YEARS HAVE PASSED AND THE KIDS HAVE GROWN,
THE ANGELS TOOK MAMA TO A BRAND NEW HOME..
LORD KNOWS PEOPLE, I SHED A TEAR, BUT MY DADDY'S VOICE KEPT BEATING THROUGH THE YEARS, .. SAYING
PATCHES, I'M DEPENDING ON YOU SON, TO PULL THE FAMILY THROUGH, MY SON IT'S ALL LEFT UP TO YOU....
PATCHES, I TRIED TO DO MY BEST, ..IT'S UP TO YOU TO DO THE REST....
PATCHES, I'M DEPENDING ON YOU SON, TO PULL THE FAMILY THROUGH,
MY SON IT'S ALL LEFT UP TO YOU.
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Time * 3:17
Length * 70 Bars
Tempo * 84 Bpm
Key * B
Ch 1 * Piano
Ch 2 * Bass
Ch 3 * Calliope
Ch 4 * Strings
Ch 5 * Brass
Ch 6 * Harmonica
Ch 7 * Vocal 'Ohhs'
Ch 10 * Drums
