City Life from Matthew Ryan's Dear Lover presents the world-wide travels of "Paper Ryan"

"A tiny paper singer/songwriter with a green shirt, brown pants & a big dream"

A video for Matthew Ryan's City Life from his album Dear Lover. Fans and listeners provided the content - the international travels of Paper Ryan. A fun way to get the word out.


All the people involved in this video kindly agreed to host Matthew Ryan's tiny doppleganger (aka "Paper Ryan") and show him their "City Life." We received 100s of photos from all over the world.


Thank You to everyone who participated.


City Life is available in MP3 version via Amazon and iTunes! City Life is from Matthew Ryan's album Dear Lover.


Dear Lover Cds can be purchased directly from Matthew Ryan here:


http://matthewryanonline.com/information/store.html


Here are the Lyrics to City Life:


1. City Life
Written By Matthew Ryan
Copyright Plastic Violin 2009

City life
Rain and on the street
I'd crawl back home
If I thought she was asleep
The way we were
That soft & perfect kiss
Summer ends
& it comes down to this

Marianne
We're in the blizzard now
We're the dream
& fate's trying to be the plow
You gotta fight
With all the light
In your skull
We've come too far
To lay down by the side of the road

August one
My head was full of junk
You see in time
A cruel pollution comes
She didn't cry
Until I opened up my mouth
We're headed north
But my god this feels south
My God this feels south

I miss your smile
I miss the way you'd move
Before all this
Before so much to lose
My eyes aglow
& on the fire escape
Why's it get so quiet
When there's so much to say?

I want that feel
Like a plane when it arrives
Where at the gate
Family waits with quiet smiles
And all is pure
With a bright sense of relief
I can trust you love
If you can trust me
If you can trust me

Category:

Music

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• Matthew Ryan
• Dear Lover
• City Life
• We Are Snowmen
• The Wilderness
• Travel
• Guilty
• Return To Me
• Jane I Still Feel The Same
• Follow The Leader
• One Tree Hill
• animoto

[WhiteyRavensTH]

Je veux absolument connaitre la fille de Metz :-)

[delbertboese]

That's cool; and I am dissapointed that I missed this ... Good to have you back, Matthew!

[passdrops]

I crawl back hom if i knew she was asleep.... The way we were that soft and perfect kiss.... Amazing!  Matt you could save anything thrown away!

[citizenbuck]

Great Video. Amazing song. Sorry I didn't show you around Arkansas, but ... there's really just wal-mart here and not much else.

2:48 - Dinosaur Roar. Love that book. My kids and I have worn that one out.

[666lexus]

Yaaay Marietta!

[thehipgoddess]

Ah, Matt! I love this idea! Nicely executed video. Paper Ryan is no comparison to a guy who will walk off the stage and serenade you for your birthday and pull up his old catalog of songs to remember lyrics. You are a truly good friend. Hugs, Kat

[Eco49RVRA]

I LOVE it! Yay for Paper Ryan! :D

[Cajuno]

Loved it! This guy can sing and I love this video too!  Detroit Rocks!

[Cajuno]

Agree---love his voice and it's a fun video to watch.

[deanokat]

Fabulous video! And kickass song! :)