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 Again
Mat Kearney Lyrics
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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 song "Here We Go Again" by Mat Kearney is a reflection on a past relationship that failed and the possibility of starting over again. The lyrics describe the feeling of loss and regret after a breakup and the desire to reconnect with the other person. The opening lines, "Did you close your eyes as you walked away? Did I get too close in the pouring rain?" suggest that there might have been a miscommunication or a lack of commitment that led to the end of the relationship. The singer expresses his hope for another chance with the line, "If there's one more chance for us here tonight, I'll take the long way 'round this time."
The chorus of the song emphasizes the cyclical nature of the relationship, with the same patterns repeating over and over again. The line "Oh, love, it's easy if you don't try to please me, if you don't want to see me any more" suggests that the singer is aware of the difficulties that come with trying to make a relationship work and is willing to let go of that pressure. However, the repetition of the phrase "here we go again" emphasizes the feeling of being trapped in a pattern that cannot be broken.
The song ends on a note of hope with the line, "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." This suggests that even though the relationship has gone through failures, there is still love and potential for the future.
Line by Line Meaning
Did you close your eyes as you walked away?
Did you intentionally ignore me as you left?
Did I get too close in the pouring rain?
Did I overstep my boundaries by getting too close to you in the rain?
If there's one more chance for us here tonight
I'll take the long way 'round this time
If there's still hope for us, I'll take a more careful and steady approach this time.
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
The goodbye kiss feels bittersweet and your voice and eyes express the same. We've been through 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
Despite everything, there's still a glimmer of hope between us, and I'm willing to keep offering my heart to you.
It's a long road baby, running away
Leaving the situation won't make it easier, it'll only make the journey longer and harder.
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
Love is simple when we stop trying to change each other and accept that some things just can't be fixed.
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
History is repeating itself and I know I've lost you as a friend. We keep going in circles, and I don't want this to happen again.
Oh no
Oh no
The repetition of 'oh no' shows the despair and disappointment of the situation.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MATHEW KEARNEY, ROBERT MARVIN
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