Patchwork River Lyrics - Patchwork River - Jim Lauderdale

Heard Joe Farmer say, scuse me please* 

Those were the days, but so are these 

Pull over park, turn off the key 

Lets go walkin just you and me 

Sometimes always, sometimes never 

Been this way damn near forever 

Promises that dont deliver 

Lets sit down to Patchwork River 

Patchwork River, Patchwork River 

Me and Joe Farmer walked down together 

Talk about hopes, talk about schemes 

Talk about salvagin some of our dream 

Heard Joe Farmer say, if I may 

Serve you breakfast on a supper tray 

Got no eggs but I saved some shell 

Lost the clapper but I found the bell 

This mans father is that mans son 

Bothers and sisters, has he none 

Look in the shavin glass, whats he see 

Looks like mama but it talks like me 

Patchwork River, Patchwork River 

Me and Joe Farmer walked down together 

Tell a few jokes at our own expense 

Bout life on the other side of the fence 

Heard Joe Farmer say, dont be shy 

Same rules apply as in days gone by 

Styles may vary and the lingo been 

What it all boils down to in the end 

Pay your dues and take your chance 

Dont mistake hunger for romance 

Forgiveness is nifty, but enoughs enough 

When they keep on pullin that same old stuff 

Patchwork River, Patchwork River 

Me and Joe Farmer walked down together 

Talk about wealth and the worry it brings 

Lack of satisfaction and other things 

Vision is simple by moonlight, everything black and white 

No colors to construe, just a range black and blue 

Softer tones, fewer voices 

Freedom from too many choices 

New born moon, a silver sliver 

Gleamin on the Patchwork River 

Heard Joe Farmer say, just in case 

You feel like cutting right to the chase 

I would never stand in your way 

But theres one thing I wanna say 

What you do for love alone will last 

The rest just clutters up your past 

If you dont know that much by now 

Youre never gonna learn it anyhow 

Patchwork River, Patchwork River 

Me and Joe Farmer walked down together 

Talk about hopes, talk about schemes 

Talk about salvagin some of our dreams 

Patchwork River, flowin with song 

Patchwork clouds are driftin along 

Talk about hopes, talk about schemes 

Talk about salvagin some of our dream