Kathy Mattea

Released: May 16, 2000

Songwriter: Dan Hill Tommy Lee James

Producer: Kathy Mattea Ben Wisch

I have always been on the outside
Looking inside 'till I found you
Never knowin' where my life would lead
What I could believe 'till you broke through
Where on Earth did you come from ?
It's like I've known you all my life because
I have laughed and cried 'till my tears ran dry
I have lived and died a thousand times
I have won and lost at whatever cost
But through it all it's true
I have always loved you
Just the way you smile lights up the day
And I'm blown away just to be with you
The way you touched my life with such tenderness
Words cannot express how you pull me through
And if I could do it all again
I'd still reach for you, my love, my friend
I have laughed and cried 'till my tears ran dry
I have lived and died a thousand times
I have won and lost at whatever cost
But through it all it's true
I have always loved you
When the night comes closing in
You're still the light that shine within
I have laughed and cried 'till my tears ran dry
I have lived and died a thousand times
I have won and lost at whatever cost
But through it all it's true
I have always loved you
I have always loved you

Kathleen Alice Mattea was born on June 21, 1959 in South Charleston, WV to John & Ruth Ann Cappellanti Mattea. Raised in Cross Lanes, WV, Kathy studied engineering at West Virginia University. She began singing country music in 1983 and married her husband, Jon Vezner on February 14, 1988. Kathy is a singer/songwriter and her instrument of choice is guitar. Her first major hit was “Street Talk.” Two songs that Kathy is known for are “Where’ve You Been” and “Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses”.

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The Innocent Years (2000)

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