Welcome, I won't keep you long,
Drink a glass and sing a song;
What comes with a hug and kiss,
Fills your heart and sounds like this:
Joy joy joy joy joy?
Joy joy joy joy,
Joy.
Welcome to the house of love,
Glory in the sun above;
Hear a whisper of delight
Come to find you in the night:
Joy joy joy joy joy,
Joy joy joy joy,
Joy.
This life's a rich and muddled mess
We squander, cherish, curse and bless
Though it passes all the same,
Echoing my mother's name:
Joy joy joy joy joy,
Joy joy joy joy,
Joy.
Leave your cares upon the road
A heavy heart's a heavy load
Let your lonesome sorrow be
Drop your burden, sing with me
Joy joy joy joy joy,
Joy joy joy joy,
Joy.
(I prefer this rewrite of last verse):
Where the way is overgrown
When you're weary to the bone
Lift your eyes up to the skies
From your heart you'll feel it rise:
Joy joy joy joy joy,
Joy joy joy joy,
Joy.
credits
from Tiger Tattoo,
released February 12, 2003
vocal arrangement by Dave Carter. AC, guitar and vocals, Claire Bard, Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer, vocals. Recorded by Don "Fuzzy" Purcell, mixed by Fuzzy and Mark Frethem.
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