Matthew - Live at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA - August/September 1974
I had an uncle named 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 the thing that he was raised on
Love was just the way to live and die
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield
Blue's just a Kansas summer sky
And all the stories that he told me
Back when I was just a lad
And ll the memories that he gave me
And all the good times that he had
Growin' up a Kansas farm boy
Life was mostly havin' fun
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
Well, I guess there were some hard times
And I'm told some years were lean
They had a storm in '47
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
So he came to live at our house
And he came to work the land
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 wheat field
Blue's 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
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 the thing that he was raised on
Love was just the way to live and die
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield
Blue's just a Kansas summer sky
And all the stories that he told me
Back when I was just a lad
And ll the memories that he gave me
And all the good times that he had
Growin' up a Kansas farm boy
Life was mostly havin' fun
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
Well, I guess there were some hard times
And I'm told some years were lean
They had a storm in '47
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
So he came to live at our house
And he came to work the land
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 wheat field
Blue's 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
Credits
Writer(s): John Denver
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Other Album Tracks
- The Music Is You - Live at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA - August/September 1974
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- Mother Nature's Son - Live at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA - August/September 1974
- Summer - Live at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA - August/September 1974
- Today - Live at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA - August/September 1974
- Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio - Live at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA - August/September 1974
- Matthew - Live at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA - August/September 1974
- Rocky Mountain Suite (Cold Nights in Canada) - Live at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA - August/September 1974
- Sweet Surrender - Live at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA - August/September 1974
- Grandma's Feather Bed - Live at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA - August/September 1974
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- The Last Recordings
- Shelter From The Storm (Live 1982)
- Colorado Sunset (Live 1980)
- Lime Creek Christmas
- Little Drummer Boy (Christmas at The Vatican) [Live]
- A Single Step (Live 1968)
- Simply - John Denver
- Live On Stage FM Broadcasts - The Troubadour, West Hollywood 1st September 1971
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