Matthew

Song Matthew
Artist John Denver
Album The Very Best Of John Denver

Lyrics

[00:07.484] Had an uncle named Matthew
[00:11.899] He was his fathers only boy
[00:16.261] Born just south of Colby, Kansas
[00:20.728] Was his mother's pride and joy
[00:23.157] Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on
[00:27.912] Love was just the way to live and die
[00:32.196] Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field
[00:36.637] Blue, just a Kansas summer sky
[00:41.522] And all the stories that he told me
[00:45.806] Back when I was just a lad
[00:50.116] And all the memories that he gave me
[00:54.557] And all the good times that he had
[00:58.971] Growing up a Kansas farm boy
[01:03.621] Life was mostly having fun
[01:07.540] Riding on his Daddy's shoulders
[01:11.745] Behind a mule, beneath the sun
[01:14.148] Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on
[01:19.007] Love was just the way to live and die
[01:23.317] Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field
[01:27.549] Blue, just a Kansas summer sky
[01:32.408] Well, I guess there were some hard times
[01:36.614] And I'm told some years were lean
[01:40.898] They had a storm in forty-seven
[01:44.660] A twister came and stripped them clean
[01:49.492] He lost the farm and lost his family
[01:53.855] He lost the wheat and lost his home
[01:58.113] But he found the family Bible
[02:02.580] Faith as solid as a stone
[02:04.878] Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on
[02:09.659] Love was just the way to live and die
[02:13.917] Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field
[02:18.175] Blue, just a Kansas summer sky
[02:23.060] So he came to live at our house
[02:26.847] And he came to work the land
[02:31.575] He came to ease my Daddy's burden
[02:36.121] And he came to be my friend
[02:40.117] So I wrote this down for Matthew
[02:44.715] And it's for him the song is sung
[02:48.947] Riding on his Daddy's shoulders
[02:53.126] Behind a Mule, beneath the sun
[02:55.504] Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on
[03:00.336] Love was just the way to live and die
[03:04.516] Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field
[03:09.113] Blue, just a Kansas summer sky
[03:11.752] Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on
[03:16.584] Love was just the way to live and die
[03:20.660] Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field
[03:24.996] Blue, just a Kansas summer sky