The Lyric Archive - Song Lyrics
[Main] [Artists list] [Charts] [Genres] [Last added lyrics] [ Advanced Search]
# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z




#  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  

Rating:  Not rated
Rate It:   Poor  Poor  Average  Hot. Excellent  Hot. Excellent
Composer:

John Denver - Matthew lyrics



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.
Growing up a Kansas farm boy, life was mostly having fun.
Riding on his daddy's shoulders behind the 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, he lost his family, he lost the wheat, he lost his home.
But he found the family bible, his 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 burden, and he came to be my friend.
So I wrote this down for Matthew, and it's for him this song is sung.
Riding on his daddy's shoulders, behind the 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
Songs list of album: The Wildlife Concert [live] (1995)
         Title Rating
01   Rocky Mountain High lyrics   -
02    Rhymes & Reasons lyrics Add lyrics   -
03   Take Me Home, Country Roads lyrics   -
04   Back Home Again lyrics   -
05    I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado lyrics Add lyrics   -
06   Matthew lyrics   -
07    Sunshine on My Shoulders lyrics Add lyrics   -
08    You Say the Battle Is Over lyrics Add lyrics   -
09    Eagles and Horses lyrics Add lyrics   -
10   Darcy Farrow lyrics   -
11   Whispering Jesse lyrics   -
12    Me and My Uncle lyrics Add lyrics   -
13   Wild Montana Skies lyrics   -
14    Medley: Leaving, on a Jet Plane/Goodbye Again lyrics Add lyrics   -
15    Bet on the Blues lyrics Add lyrics   -
16   The Harder They Fall lyrics   -
17   Shanghai Breezes lyrics   -
18    Fly Away [live] lyrics Add lyrics   -
19    A Song for All Lovers lyrics Add lyrics   -
20   Dreamland Express lyrics   -
21   For You lyrics   -
22    Is It Love? lyrics Add lyrics   -
23    Falling Out of Love lyrics Add lyrics   -
24   Annie's Song lyrics  
5.00
25    Poems, Prayers and Promises lyrics Add lyrics   -
26   Calypso lyrics   -
27    Amazon (Let This Be a Voice) lyrics Add lyrics   -
28   This Old Guitar lyrics   -
 

Top songs of John Denver lyrics
Annie's Song lyrics


Last added lyrics
Rather Ripped
Rather Ripped
by Sonic Youth
Big Dog Daddy
Big Dog Daddy
by Toby Keith
Insomniac
Insomniac
by Enrique Iglesias
Icky Thump
Icky Thump
by The White Stripes
Lovers' Requiem
Lovers' Requiem
by I Am Ghost



Navigation

Browse Artists
Add Lyrics
Lyrics Charts
Lyrics Genres
Today's Lyrics
Search Lyrics

 

Charts

Country Lyrics
Folk Lyrics
Gospel Lyrics
Latin Lyrics
R&B Lyrics
Rap Lyrics
Rock Lyrics
Soundtrack Lyrics

Links

Free CD & DVD Covers
Covers at CDcovers.to
Songs-lyrics.net