Matthew Lyrics - Singles - Denver John

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 

lost the wheat, he lost his home 

But he found the family bible 

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