Hey, Matthew    (1987)     (video)

 

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1. I was sitting with Matthew, we were watching TV,

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    I said,        hey, Matthew, what do you see ?

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    Do you see the guns ? Do you see the bombs ?

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    See those people throwing all of those stones,

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    do you see the cars going up in flames ?

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    See their faces, do you know their names?

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    Hey, Matthew, when you‘re watching TV,

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    hey, hey, Matthew, what do you see ?

 

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2. Do you see the tension in a rich man‘s house ?

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    Do you see the cat ? Do you see the mouse ?

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    Do you see the beauty or the big bad beast ?

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    Do you see the famine, do you see the feast ?

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    In this world of villains, do you see the crime ?

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    Is a superhero waiting at the edge of time ?

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    Hey, Matthew, when you‘re watching TV,

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    said, hey, hey, Matthew, what do you see ?

 

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+  (spoken :)      I see Dallas, Dynasty, Terrahawks, He-Man, Tom and Jerry,

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    Duke of Hazzard,  Airwolf, Blue Thunder, Rambo, Road Runner,

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    Daffy Duck, The A-Team, the A-Team, I see the A-Team.

 

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3. I was sitting with Matthew, we were watchung TV,

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    I said, hey,         Matthew, what‘ll you be ?

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    Will you walk like a lion in the danger zone ?

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    Will you pass unnoticed in the great unknown,

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    when you see the press out on a witch hunt,

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    when you see a political publicity stunt ?

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    Will you fight for the right ? Will you be a man ?

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    Will you step aside ? Will you give a damn ?

 

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4. Will you ride that tide with the starry eyed ?

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    Will you give and take ? Will you laugh till you ache ?

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    Will you learn to live ? Will you take ? Will you give ?

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    As the bridges burn, will you live and learn ?

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    Will you be numbered with the brave and true ?

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    Well, good luck, kid, here‘s lookin‘at you,

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    in the future, Matthew, so bright and free !

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    Hey, Matthew, what‘ll you be ?

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    Hey, hey, Mathew, what’ll you be ?

 

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+  (spoken :)     I want to be a soldier, street fighter, be a policeman,

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    a captain of a boat,         big boat, I want to be a medic man,

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    a cowboy, a train driver, high jump champion,

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    a fireman, a pilot, I want to be your friend.

 

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+         It‘s all a game,          I hope !

 

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+        Hey, Matthew !          Hey hey, Matthew !

 

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+      I hope, I hope, I hope ….

 

 

    (Karel Fialka)