Hey, Matthew (1987)
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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)