Matthew Lyrics - The Essential John Denver - John Denver

Had an uncle named Matthew 

Was his father's only boy 

Born just south of Colby, Kansas 

Was his mother's pride and joy 

Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on 

Love was just the way to live and die 

Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield 

Blue, just a Kansas summer sky 

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 view beneath the sun 

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Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on 

Love was just the way to live and die 

Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield 

Blue is just a Kansas summer sky 

Well, I guess there were some hard times 

And I'm told some years were lean 

They had a storm in forty-seven 

A twister came and stripped them clean 

He lost the farm and lost his family 

He lost the wheat and lost his home 

But he found a family Bible 

Faith as solid as a stone 

Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on 

Love was just the way to live and die 

Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield 

Blue, just a Kansas summer sky 

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So he came to live at our house 

And he came to work the land 

He came to ease my daddy's burden 

And he came to be my friend 

So, I wrote this down for Matthew 

And it's for him the song is sung 

Ridin' on his daddy's shoulders 

Behind a mule beneath the sun 

Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on 

Love was just the way to live and die 

Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield 

Blue, just a Kansas summer sky 

Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on 

Love was just the way to live and die 

Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield 

Blue, just a Kansas summer sky 

Words and music by John Denver