John Denver - Matthew

I had an uncle name of Matthew
he was his father's only boy
Born just south of Colby
Kansas
he was his mother's pride
and joy
Yes and joy was just
a thing that he was raised on
Love was just
a way to live and die
Gold was just
a windy Kansas wheat field
Blue was just
the Kansas summer sky
And all the stories
that he told me
back when I was just a lad
All the memories
that he gave me
all the good times
that he had
Growin' up a Kansas farmboy
life was mostly havin' fun
Ridin' on his daddy's
shoulders behind a mule
beneath the sun
Yes and joy was just
a thing that he was raised on
Love was just
a way to live and die
Gold was just
a windy Kansas wheat field
Blue was just
the Kansas summer sky
Well
I guess there were some
hard times
and I'm told some years
were lean
They had a storm in 47
twister came
and stripped 'em clean
He lost the farm
and lost his family
he lost the wheat
he lost his home
But he found the family bible
and faith as solid as a stone
Yes and joy was just
a thing that he was raised on
Love was just
a way to live and die
Gold was just
a windy Kansas wheat field
Blue was just
the Kansas summer sky
So he came to live at our house
and he came to work the land
He came to ease
my daddy's burdens
and he came to be my friend
So I wrote this down
for Matthew
it's for him
this song is sung
Ridin' on his daddy's
shoulders behind a mule
beneath the sun
Yes and joy was just
a thing that he was raised on
Love was just
a way to live and die
Gold was just
a windy Kansas wheat field
Blue was just
the Kansas summer sky
Yes and joy was just
a thing that he was raised on
Love was just
a way to live and die
Gold was just
a windy Kansas wheat field
Blue was just
the Kansas summer sky

I had an uncle name of Matthew
he was his father's only boy
Born just south of Colby
Kansas
he was his mother's pride
and joy
Yes and joy was just
a thing that he was raised on
Love was just
a way to live and die
Gold was just
a windy Kansas wheat field
Blue was just
the Kansas summer sky
And all the stories
that he told me
back when I was just a lad
All the memories
that he gave me
all the good times
that he had
Growin' up a Kansas farmboy
life was mostly havin' fun
Ridin' on his daddy's
shoulders behind a mule
beneath the sun
Yes and joy was just
a thing that he was raised on
Love was just
a way to live and die
Gold was just
a windy Kansas wheat field
Blue was just
the Kansas summer sky
Well
I guess there were some
hard times
and I'm told some years
were lean
They had a storm in 47
twister came
and stripped 'em clean
He lost the farm
and lost his family
he lost the wheat
he lost his home
But he found the family bible
and faith as solid as a stone
Yes and joy was just
a thing that he was raised on
Love was just
a way to live and die
Gold was just
a windy Kansas wheat field
Blue was just
the Kansas summer sky
So he came to live at our house
and he came to work the land
He came to ease
my daddy's burdens
and he came to be my friend
So I wrote this down
for Matthew
it's for him
this song is sung
Ridin' on his daddy's
shoulders behind a mule
beneath the sun
Yes and joy was just
a thing that he was raised on
Love was just
a way to live and die
Gold was just
a windy Kansas wheat field
Blue was just
the Kansas summer sky
Yes and joy was just
a thing that he was raised on
Love was just
a way to live and die
Gold was just
a windy Kansas wheat field
Blue was just
the Kansas summer sky

John Denver.... Matthew

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The video for John's song "Matthew" with an introduction from John. No copyright infringement intended, uploaded purely for the enjoyment of John's fans.

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