Jay Matthes is a singer/songwriter from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ben Kieffer of Iowa Public Radio describes Jay's sound as "soulful country" and The Rave/Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee calls his live show "entertaining as hell". Jay plays over 125 shows a year, and has shared a stage with national acts such as Jana Kramer, Old Dominion, Judah & the Lion, Ike Reilly Assassination, RaeLynn, Charlie Worsham, and many more.
Jay's original music has been featured on local, regional, and national radio and television, most notably The Country Network where the music video for his single "The Light" is currently in rotation. Press has included features in The Modern Folk, Americana Daily, Breaking & Entering, and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, among others.
Jay was nominated for Singer/Songwriter of the Year by Wisconsin Area Music Industry in 2015, 2016 and 2017, and recently won Best Male Vocalist in Shepherd Express' Best of Milwaukee.
Lyrics
If You Ever Come Back Down Music and lyrics written by Jay Matthes
First verse: I won't lie and say you ain't been on my mind Your name comes up and it is hard to shake I've been struggling with the words I seem to find 'Hope' and 'lost' and 'why' and 'heart' and 'break'
Pre-chorus: If this is all a game then fine you win I would love to see you
Chorus: If you ever come back down
Second verse: I heard you went and found a place to call your own Hung up the pictures we had on our wall But if that apartment don't come to feel like home and you don't know where to go and you don't know who to call
Bridge: I'm as lost as you are, it's alright We can go our own way
(Chorus)
Bridge: Oh you don't need no reason Just knock on my door and I'll let you in Oh you don't need no reason Where we thought we ended's where we can begin
