He has toured with Owl City, John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, The Fray, Jason Mraz, Vedera Newsboys, MUTEMATH, Meiko, Cary Brothers, and Train; and headlined VH1's first ever "You Oughta Know Tour" in the spring of 2007.
Kearney's songs have appeared on the television series: Dirty Sexy Money, Kyle XY, The Unit, Without A Trace, Laguna Beach, The Hills, Bones, Jericho, Friday Night Lights, Wildfire, What About Brian, South Beach, 8th & Ocean, One Tree Hill, Scrubs, The Closer, NCIS, Life Unexpected and Grey's Anatomy.
He attended California State University, Chico in Chico, California where he majored in literature and played soccer until his junior year. It was also at this time when Mat picked up a guitar for the first time. Using a roommate's guitar, he tried covering other songs. Realizing he wasn't too good at it, he began writing his own.
Kearney has stated that his legal name is Mathew due to a nurse's error on his birth certificate. He discovered the error while in the 8th grade when he noticed how his mom corrected the error with red ink, never legally correcting it. Since then, he embraced the one T in his legal name.
Here We Go
Mat Kearney Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Did I get too close in the pouring rain?
If there's one more chance for us here tonight
I'll take the long way 'round this time
We sing
Oh, love, it's easy if you don't try to please me
If you don't want to see me any more
Oh, oh
Here we go again
I know how I lost a friend
We go 'round and 'round again
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Bitter is the kiss that says goodbye
I can hear it in your voice, I see it in your eyes
'Cause we've been this low and we've been around this bend
I don't to lose you all over again
We sing
Oh, love, it's easy if you don't try to please me
If you don't want to see me any more
We sing out
Oh, oh
Here we go again
I know how I lost a friend
We go 'round and 'round again
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Oh no,
Here we go again
I know how I lost a friend
We go 'round and 'round again
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Around here
We've got a light here that's not going away
So here's my heart I'll give over and over again
Oh oh,
Here we go again
I know how I lost a friend
We go 'round and 'round again
Oh no
Oh no
It's a long road baby, running away
The lyrics of Mat Kearney’s “Here We Go” are about a relationship that is potentially on the brink of falling apart. The singer is asking the other person if they are leaving for good as they walk away. He wonders if he got too close to her in the pouring rain, and states that he doesn’t want to lose her again. The song talks about how love can be easy if they don’t try to please each other, then the singer gives his heart over again.
The chorus “Here we go again, I know how I lost a friend…” highlights the fact that the two people have been around the block before, and it looks like they are heading down that same path again. The “bitter kiss” that happens when someone says goodbye is described as being felt in the voice and seen in the eyes of the person. The singer wants to take the long way around this time because they are trying to approach the relationship differently.
The bridge of the song discusses how the couple has been through difficulties before and that they have stayed together through those times. They have a light that doesn’t go away, meaning that even with all the hardships they have faced, their love for each other still remains. The song ends on a sad note, with the line “It’s a long road baby, running away”, which implies that it’s better to stay and fight for the relationship rather than escape and try to find something better.
Line by Line Meaning
Did you close your eyes as you walked away?
Did you avoid looking at me when you left me?
Did I get too close in the pouring rain?
Did I invade your personal space when we were in the downpour?
If there's one more chance for us here tonight
I'll take the long way 'round this time
If we get another opportunity tonight, I will be more patient and take things slowly this time.
We sing
Oh, love, it's easy if you don't try to please me
If you don't want to see me any more
We sing out
Relationships are simple if you're not trying too hard to impress me or if you don't want to continue seeing me.
Oh, oh
Here we go again
I know how I lost a friend
We go 'round and 'round again
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
We're going in circles repeating mistakes that have caused me to lose someone I cared for and it's happening again.
Bitter is the kiss that says goodbye
I can hear it in your voice, I see it in your eyes
'Cause we've been this low and we've been around this bend
I don't to lose you all over again
Saying goodbye hurts and I can tell from your tone and expression that it's not easy. We've been in a similar place like this before and I don't want to lose you again.
Around here
We've got a light here that's not going away
So here's my heart I'll give over and over again
There's a light of hope that won't die out here, so I'll keep giving my heart to you despite the setbacks.
Oh oh,
Here we go again
I know how I lost a friend
We go 'round and 'round again
Oh no
Oh no
Once again, we're stuck in the same cycle that caused me to lose someone important to me and I'm afraid it's happening again.
It's a long road baby, running away
Leaving and avoiding a situation is a difficult and lengthy process.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MATHEW KEARNEY, ROBERT MARVIN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind