10,000 Maniacs - What's The Matter Here

Label:
Elektra ‎– 9 60738-1, Elektra ‎– 60738-1
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:
US
Released:
1987
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Folk Rock, Soft Rock

[jollyjetsetter]

A song touching upon such a sensitive issue probably has no right to sound so damn uplifting. The true gift lies in the honey-throated Natalie Merchant's delivery and ability to make one-paced folky tunes sound so effortlessly sublime

[Sagemeister]

Summer of 91. The year I fell in love with Natalie on my way to summer school

[wajwo]

That young boy without a name
anywhere I'd know his face
in this city the kid's my favorite
I've seen him, seen him, I see him every day

I've seen him run outside
looking for a place to hide from his father
the kid half naked
and said to myself,

"O, what's the matter here?"

I'm tired of the excuses everybody uses
he's their kid I stay out of it,
but who gave you the right to do this?

We live on Morgan Street
just ten feet between
and his mother, I never see her
but her screams and cussing
I hear them every day

Threats like, "if you don't mind I will beat on your behind"
"slap you, slap you silly" made me say,

"O, what's the matter here?"

I'm tired of the excuses everybody uses, he's your kid
do as you see fit, but get this through that I know what you do
and what you did to your own flesh and blood

"If you don't sit in your chair straight
I'll take this belt from around my waist
and don't think that I won't use it!"

Answer me and take your time
what could be the awful crime
he could do at such young an age?

If I'm the only witness to your madness
offer me some words to balance out
what I see and what I hear

All these cold and rude things that you do
I suppose you do because he belongs to you
instead of love and the feel of warmth
you've given him these cuts and sores
that won't heal with time or age

I want to say,
"what's the matter here?"
but I don't dare say.

[juanrivera]

4net commercials sounds lovely ke bad girl Donna summers

[TheresOnlyOneWayToRock]

*The Correct Lyrics* 10, 000 Maniacs - What's The Matter Here

That young boy without a name
anywhere I'd know his face
in this city the kid's my favorite
I've seen him, seen him, I see him every day

Seen him run outside
looking for a place to hide from his father
the kid half naked
and I said to myself,

"O, what's the matter here?"

I'm tired of the excuses everybody uses
he's their kid I stay out of it,
but who gave you the right to do this?

We live on Morgan Street
just ten feet between
and his mother, I never see her
but her screams and cussing
I hear them every day

Threats like, "if you don't mind I will beat on your behind"
"slap you, slap you silly" made me say,
"O, what's the matter here?"

I'm tired of the excuses everybody uses, he's your kid
do as you see fit, but get this through that I don't approve
of what you did to your own flesh and blood

I have heard the excuses everybody uses he's your kid
do as you see fit, but get this through that I don't
approve of what you did to your own flesh and blood.

"If you don't sit in your chair straight
I'll take this belt from around my waist
and don't you think that I won't use it!"

Answer me and take your time
what could be the awful crime
he could do at so young an age?

If I'm the only witness to your madness
offer me some words to balance out
what I see and what I hear

All these cold and rude things that you do
I suppose you do because he belongs to you
and instead of love and the feel of warmth
you've given him these cuts and sores
that don't heal with time or with age

And I want to say, ah, want to say
what's the matter here
but I don't dare say.
what's the matter here
but I don't dare say