This is an early recording of the song without a lot of bells and whistles. Just a raw vocal, piano and electric piano. Perhaps the arrangement will be developed further in time as resources hopefully become available.
Lyrics
PATCHING THESE HOLES - Jeff Raught (written from about December 2019 - November 2020 but not in order)
Verse 1
Would you lend me a hand, could I hitch a ride
To familiar old stories, I need a good place to hide
Scars are just stitches
Try and sew up my heart.
A heart that just won’t seem to mend
Verse 2
I’m looking for a memory that I cannot find.
Tucked somewhere in the back of my mind
Did it slip through my fingers or did I let go?
Maybe I’ll never know
CHORUS
Patching these holes, so many holes.
Caverns and hollows and rabbit trails to follow
Remind me of where I have been.
Does the empty, Ever fill up again?
Verse
Where do I draw the line?
Cuz I’m running out of time
Do I turn over stones
Or just leave em’ alone?
Will there be any answers
I guess nobody can say
Still I will go looking anyway
REPEAT CHORUS
Bridge
A worn out musician with a handful of dreams
A pocket of discarded old songs
Dreams are disappearing fast as they come around
I see the dust in the last place
That I laid them down
Instrumental
CHORUS
Patching these holes, so many holes.
Caverns and hollows and rabbit trails to follow
Remind me of where I have been.
Does the empty, Ever fill up again?
Maybe the empty, is gonna fill up again.