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On the road
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On the road Lyrics
On the road by John Denver
Had an uncle named Matthew
He was his father¡¯s only boy
Born just south of Cobly, Kansas
He was his mother¡¯s pride and joy
Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on
Love is just the way to live and die
Gold is just a windy Kansas wheatfield
And blue is just a 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 view beneath the sun
Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on
Love is just the way to live and die
Gold is just a windy Kansas wheatfield
And 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 is just the way to live and die
Gold is just a windy Kansas wheatfield
And blue is just a 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 the song is sung
Ridin¡¯ on his Daddy¡¯s shoulders
Behind a view beneath the sun
Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on
Love is just the way to live and die
Gold is just a windy Kansas wheatfield
And blue is just a Kansas summer sky
Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on
Love is just the way to live and die
Gold is just a windy Kansas wheatfield
Blue is just a Kansas summer sky
Words and music by John Denver
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