Patches Lyrics - B.b. King

B.B. King 

Miscellaneous 

Patches 

I was born and raised down in alabama on a farm way back up in the woods. oh 

I was so ragged folks used to call me "patches". papa used to tease me about 

It, but deep down inside dad was hurtin' 'cause he'd done the best he could. 

My papa was a great old man 

I can see him with a shovel in his hand 

Education that he never had 

But he did wonders when the times got bad 

The little money from the crops we raised 

Barely paid the bills we made 

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Oh life whipped him 

Down to the ground 

When he tried to get up 

Life would kick him back down 

On the day papa called me 

To his dyin' bed 

Placed his hand on my shoulders 

And in 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 papa passed away 

And i became a man that day 

Everyday i had to work the fields 

'cause that's the only way 

We got our meals 

See, i was the oldest of the family 

And everybody was depending on me 

Now the years have passed 

And everybody's grown 

Mama's been livin' 

In a brand new home 

Lord knows it took 

A lot of sweat and tears 

And my daddy's voice 

To help us through the years 

He said - 

Patches 

I'm depending on you, son 

To pull the family through 

My son, it's all left up to you 

Daddy had been sick for a long time, flat on his back. every evenin' after 

We'd finish our chores and eat our dinner, we'd all go into papa's room to 

Cheer him up a little. and this particular day dad was in good spirits, 

Sittin' on the side of the bed, tellin' mama how good she looked.when all 

Of a sudden, papa had a pain in his chest. i was too young to understand, 

Talkin' about a heart attack here. mama rushed us all out of the room into 

The hallway. about ten minutes later she came out with tears in her eyes. 

She called out to me, "patches, patches, get in here, boy. your daddy wanna 

See you." i went runnin' into papa's room, there papa lay. daddy had tears 

In his eyes. i knew something was wrong, daddy was a poor man, but all of my 

Life he'd been a proud man. i knelt down on one knee beside the bed, papa 

Put his hand on my shoulder. he said, "patches, patches, boy, the hammer of 

Life done beat your old papa down to the ground, and i ain't got nobody to 

Turn to to take care of mama and the younger. so what i want you to do is 

Promise me, son, is that you're gonna do your best to help your mama as much 

As you can." i said, "papa, i'm gonna do my best." but little did i know 

Then like i know now, that tryin' to climb life's mountains searchin' for a 

Top where there ain't no top, sometimes you find yourself frustrated, lazy. 

But every time i feel like i can't live my life like i want to, my mind goes 

Back to that day when i see those tears in my daddy's eyes. but most of all 

I remember his words, "patches, i'm dependin' on you, boy."every time i 

Feel like givin' up, i hear his voice. "patches, patches, patches, patches -" 

I'm depending on you, son 

I've tried to do my best 

It's up to you to do the rest 

Patches 

I'm depending on you, son 

I've 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