Patchwork River

Heard Joe Farmer say, "‘Excuse me, please"

Those were the days but so are these

Pull over, park, turn off the key

Let’'s go walkin’', just you and me

Sometimes always, sometimes never

Been this way damn near forever

Promises that don’'t deliver

Let’'s 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 man’'s father is that man’'s son

Bothers and sisters, has he none

Look in the shavin’' glass, what’'s 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, "Don’'t 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

Don’'t mistake hunger for romance

Forgiveness is nifty but enough’'s 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 of 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 cuttin' right to the chase

I would never stand in your way

But there’'s one thing I wanna say

What you do for love alone will last

The rest just clutters up your past

If you don’'t know that much by now

You’'re 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 dreams