based on the Welsh word Hiraeth 

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Everywhere i go.mp3

The Apple Didn't Fall.mp3

All the walls are down                                            chorus
All the exits cut short
There’s nowhere to run 
This is not my last resort

I can’t grasp what I’m hearing 
I won’t let it sink in
I don’t know how to leave
Or where to begin   
                                                             Chorus
The way that I loved you
Was not a passing sport
It was too short a season
Love is never a last resort


I won’t cry salty tears
Though I will miss you near
When love comes but doesn’t stay
 Promises can fade away

All the walls are down 
All the exits are cut short
There’s nowhere to run
Love don’t always last 
You can leave it in the past
One day you will see
If it’s not meant to be
love is, love is.
love is not a last resort

matthew ryan  words and music

Not a Last Resort .wav

No Fan of Mail Blues.wav

Inside Out
I fell down, I fell in
Into that hole again.
Can you lift me up or pull me out?
It’s so dark I can’t see                                                 chorus
What’s in front of me
Can you help me, I’m inside out?

I walk the floors of summer
Though it’s beautiful outside
I’m behind the door
Though the door is open wide

I retreat into my bedroom 
Bathed by the TV light
Like a mummy or a monk 
I wrap my blankets tight

 Chorus



I might need some help                                     bridge
I’m the last to ask
It’s a truth I can’t deny
It’s hard to reach out
I need you to reach in
To know that you’re on my side

Instrumental chorus

Where do I belong 
In this world gone wrong
People fighting everywhere
Really makes it hard to care


I lost my way , couldn’t see
The world surrounding me
I’m lost and on my own
Help me find my way back home

Chorus 

Bridge   repeat last line

inside out .wav

You Don’t Want to Know      by Matthew Ryan

If you have to ask, you don’t want to know.
You’ve heard it all before because I told you so                    Chorus
You weren’t listening but that’s nothing new.
Baby, you never do.

The house is a mess when I come home from work .
You ask me why I act like a jerk.
You ask me why I’m so irate.
Baby, it’s too late.
Chorus 
You’re home all day with nothing to do.
I ask myself, “what’s wrong with you.
I ask myself. “what’s wrong with me”.
I don’t know, honestly.
 Chorus
Don’t you know baby I hate to doubt you.
If I could change one thing or maybe a few
I’d change everything you say and everything you do
But baby, I still love you.
Chorus 

Outro
My friends ask me why I keep you around.
They ask me why you are still here.
Sometimes you sure come in handy,
After your third glass of wine or your fourth beer.
There’s plenty of things that need fixing.
Your mighty handy with a turn of a screw.
Lefty loosey, righty tighty.
You don’t have to ask ….
You know what to do.

You Don't Want to Know .wav

It's a Doggone World                by Matthew Ryan

                          I wake you in the morning
                           i greet you at the door 
                           you pet me. i give you kisses
                            that's what friends are for
chorus     
                           i chase my tail 
                           i bit them fleas
                           am i a good boy or girl?
                           i aim to please.
                           Do i get treats?
                           oh, you're so sweet.
                           It's a doggone World 
                           It's a doggone world

                           You know it's half past suppertime?
                            Can you hear my stomach growl?
                             i Know that there's a squirrel outside.
                             Can you let me out, right now?
chorus

                            i might have chewed a thing or two.
                            i was done before i knew it.
                            i know i ain't supposed to.
                            Don't know what made me do it.
chorus
                           i dug up everything i could.
                           i sniffed anything and everyone.
                           it's time to wag my way back home.
                           my tale on earth is done 
chorus

It's a Doggone World .wav

The Job I Want

I got a job
I like but it's tough
some days it's all I can do.
I keep on hoping
that there's time enough
for me to spend time with you.

maybe they 'll be tomorrow
but it seems so far away.
maybe we can borrow
the time that we've wasted away.

I'll keep on working
my way back to you
with every breath I take.
every step is a labor of love
a love I long to make.

Matthew Ryan

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