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The Matt Arthur Contraption "It Was Really Worth It All"
10/11/2025 | 2m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
The Matt Arthur Contraption, Ellendale, MN, performs "It Was Really Worth It All".
Matt Arthur is a southern-Minnesota blind man who learned to sing by listening to gospel records as a child. He writes and records songs that mimic '70s-style folk and country renegade tunes. Matt Arthur and the Contraption include fellow musicians Bill Patten and Faith Eskola who have been adding their influences of old-time rock and roll to the lineup.
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Prairie Public Shorts is a local public television program presented by Prairie Public
Prairie Public Shorts
The Matt Arthur Contraption "It Was Really Worth It All"
10/11/2025 | 2m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
Matt Arthur is a southern-Minnesota blind man who learned to sing by listening to gospel records as a child. He writes and records songs that mimic '70s-style folk and country renegade tunes. Matt Arthur and the Contraption include fellow musicians Bill Patten and Faith Eskola who have been adding their influences of old-time rock and roll to the lineup.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(light country music) ♪ As I've traveled this highway of life ♪ ♪ I think about all the friends ♪ ♪ That I've known in my time ♪ ♪ There are those still runnin' ♪ ♪ Others who have said goodbye ♪ ♪ But through it all ♪ ♪ Man, it's been quite a life ♪ ♪ It's a real adventure ♪ ♪ Down these twistin' winding roads ♪ ♪ With, oh, so many exits ♪ ♪ I don't always know which way to go ♪ ♪ But, you know, you've been with me ♪ ♪ Every step of the way ♪ ♪ You've shown me kindness and mercy ♪ ♪ Even when I up and walked away ♪ ♪ I Just want to thank you ♪ ♪ For what you've done for me always ♪ ♪ For being patient with me ♪ ♪ While I lived out my crazy days ♪ ♪ When I should come ♪ ♪ To the end of my time ♪ ♪ And I must look back ♪ ♪ Upon this life of mine ♪ ♪ And if someone should ask me ♪ ♪ Was it really worth it all ♪ ♪ The pain and sorrow ♪ ♪ And the hard times I saw ♪ ♪ Let me tell you, friend ♪ ♪ Yes, it really was ♪ ♪ Worth all that trouble ♪ ♪ Even the times when I was really off the wall ♪ ♪ All the songs I've sung ♪ ♪ And the ones that I've lost ♪ ♪ Let me tell you, buddy ♪ ♪ It was really worth it all ♪ - [Narrator] Funded by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4th, 2008 and by the members of Prairie Public.
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