[00:07.484]Had an uncle named Matthew
[00:11.899]He was his fathers only boy
[00:16.261]Born just south of Colby, Kansas
[00:20.728]Was his mother's pride and joy
[00:23.157]Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on
[00:27.912]Love was just the way to live and die
[00:32.196]Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field
[00:36.637]Blue, just a Kansas summer sky
[00:41.522]And all the stories that he told me
[00:45.806]Back when I was just a lad
[00:50.116]And all the memories that he gave me
[00:54.557]And all the good times that he had
[00:58.971]Growing up a Kansas farm boy
[01:03.621]Life was mostly having fun
[01:07.540]Riding on his Daddy's shoulders
[01:11.745]Behind a mule, beneath the sun
[01:14.148]Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on
[01:19.007]Love was just the way to live and die
[01:23.317]Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field
[01:27.549]Blue, just a Kansas summer sky
[01:32.408]Well, I guess there were some hard times
[01:36.614]And I'm told some years were lean
[01:40.898]They had a storm in forty-seven
[01:44.660]A twister came and stripped them clean
[01:49.492]He lost the farm and lost his family
[01:53.855]He lost the wheat and lost his home
[01:58.113]But he found the family Bible
[02:02.580]Faith as solid as a stone
[02:04.878]Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on
[02:09.659]Love was just the way to live and die
[02:13.917]Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field
[02:18.175]Blue, just a Kansas summer sky
[02:23.060]So he came to live at our house
[02:26.847]And he came to work the land
[02:31.575]He came to ease my Daddy's burden
[02:36.121]And he came to be my friend
[02:40.117]So I wrote this down for Matthew
[02:44.715]And it's for him the song is sung
[02:48.947]Riding on his Daddy's shoulders
[02:53.126]Behind a Mule, beneath the sun
[02:55.504]Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on
[03:00.336]Love was just the way to live and die
[03:04.516]Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field
[03:09.113]Blue, just a Kansas summer sky
[03:11.752]Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on
[03:16.584]Love was just the way to live and die
[03:20.660]Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field
[03:24.996]Blue, just a Kansas summer sky