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Where Are You, Matthew Searfass?

from Someone Else's Blues by Sam Steffen

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Where Are You, Matthew Searfass? Copyright 2014 Sam Steffen

Matthew he’s a friend of mine, used to put him up from time to time
Used to lend him nickles, quarters, dimes and dollars
Never had too much to say, went step by step and day by day
But soon every man must stray from what he fallers

He always did alright in school never made the team but he played it cool
Each exception only breaks the rule it learns on
One day he got the thought to leave, shoved all his tricks in up his sleeve
He told them all one day they’d see he’d be gone

Matthew, where are you?
Matthew, where are you?
Matthew, where are you?
Where are you?

Can’t be sure but last I heard he was in a psychiatric ward
And he’d only sent home word so he could blame ya
Return address said San Marcos, letter said he was headed for the coast
Anywhere, he said, that’s nowhere close to Pennsylvania

I’d know him now no more than you, couldn’t find him if I wanted to
I tried it once, without a clue to guide me
Just followed in his footsteps some, tried to get behind the sun
But just got lost without someone beside me

Chorus

You left your home and left no trace for supper they still set your place
Fold their hands and all say grace without you
Your father still sits up to dawn in his bathrobe with his porchlight on
And folks they say he carries on and on about you

And LeeAnn she still thinks of you, wonders what you’ve been up to
Says I only wish I knew that he was breathin
And your mother she’s still sleeping sound six feet underneath the ground
And once a year they all gather round a grievin

Chorus

Matthew, do you still recall comin here with me when we were small
You wrote your name up on the wall in marker
Matthew won’t you please come home or try to find a telephone
Cause the days are getting shorter now, and darker

Matthew, are you cold tonight, can you find your way without the light
Do you see the star that’s shining right above you?
Matthew, can you keep em shut, your ears from hearing you know what
They know you’ll never need it but they love you,
I know you’ll never want it but I do, too

Chorus

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from Someone Else's Blues, released April 2, 2014

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Sam Steffen Boise, Idaho

Sam Steffen is a Pennsylvania-bred, Boise-based singer-songwriter whose songs are the torch-wood for a new generation of folk music that has learned from the best stuff in the tradition and aims in spite of everything to keep the human spirit alive and kicking. A versatile musician and skilled finger-picker, Sam is at heart a story-teller, and a prolific one. ... more

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