I used to keep it from the cold
Takes me back to a time gone by
The fond memories that it holds
My mama sewed it up by hand
Back then times were mighty hard,
it was not a store -bought world
Here's a patch from the kitchen curtains,
that hung by the wood -burning stove
Over the window that looked
down the way by the pine tree grove
Here's a patch from a tablecloth
where they ate their evening meal
Prepared by the women for the men
who've been working all day in the
All this pretty purple patches
from my granny's Sunday dress
She wore on that sad day years ago
when they laid my grandpa to rest
Here's the one that means
from the dress my mama wore
She stayed at home taking care of me
while my daddy was off at the war
That old patchwork will lying on my bed
I used to keep me from the cold
Takes me back to a time gone by
that my memories let it hold
My momma sewed it up by hand
Back then times were bloody hard,
it was not a store -bought world
