《Patches》歌词

歌曲： Patches

所属专辑：Soul， Selección 5 Estrellas Black

歌手： Clarence Carter

时长： 03:02

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Patches - Clarence Carter (克拉伦斯·卡特)[00:00:00]

I was born and raised down in Alabama[00:00:01]

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

I was so ragged that folks used to call me Patches[00:00:06]

Papa used to tease me about it[00:00:09]

'Cause deep down inside he was hurt[00:00:11]

'Cause he'd done all he could[00:00:13]

My papa was a great old man[00:00:15]

I can see him with a shovel in his hands see[00:00:17]

Education he never had[00:00:21]

He did wonders when the times got bad[00:00:23]

The little money from the crops he raised[00:00:27]

Barely paid the bills we made[00:00:29]

For life had kick him down to the ground[00:00:32]

When he tried to get up[00:00:35]

Life would kick him back down[00:00:36]

One day papa called me to his dyin' bed[00:00:37]

Put his hands on my shoulders[00:00:40]

And in his tears he said[00:00:42]

He said "Patches[00:00:44]

I'm dependin' on you son[00:00:44]

To pull the family through[00:00:48]

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

Two days later papa passed away[00:00:59]

And I became a man that day[00:01:02]

So I told mama I was gonna quit school[00:01:05]

But she said that was daddy's strictest rule[00:01:07]

So every mornin' 'fore I went to school[00:01:10]

I fed the chickens and I chopped wood too[00:01:13]

Sometimes I felt that I couldn't go on[00:01:15]

I wanted to leave just run away from home[00:01:18]

But I would remember what my daddy said[00:01:21]

With tears in his eyes on his dyin' bed[00:01:24]

He said "Patches[00:01:27]

I'm dependin' on you son[00:01:28]

I tried to do my best[00:01:31]

It's up to you to do the rest"[00:01:34]

Then one day a strong rain came and washed all the crops away[00:01:43]

And at the age of thirteen I thought I was carryin'[00:01:49]

The weight of the whole world on my shoulders[00:01:51]

And you know Mama knew what I was goin' through 'cause[00:01:53]

Every day I had to work the fields[00:01:56]

'Cause that's the only way we got our meals[00:02:00]

See I was the oldest of the family[00:02:02]

And everybody else depended on me[00:02:06]

Every night I heard my mama pray[00:02:09]

Lord give him the strength[00:02:11]

To make another day[00:02:13]

So years have passed and all the kids are grown[00:02:14]

The angels took mama to a brand new home[00:02:17]

Lord knows people I shedded tears[00:02:20]

But my daddy's voice kept me through the years[00:02:22]

Sing "Patches[00:02:25]

I'm dependin' on you son[00:02:26]

To pull the family through[00:02:29]

My son it's all left up to you"[00:02:32]

I'm dependin' on you son[00:02:39]

I've tried to do my best[00:02:44]

It's up to you to do the rest"[00:02:47]