Joy

I woke up this morning with the blues all around my head

I woke up this morning with the blues all around my head

I felt like someone in my family was dead

I jumped up like a rabbit and fell down to my knees

I jumped up like a rabbit and fell down to my knees

Called out all around me, said: Have mercy on me please!

Have mercy on me

Please!

And there, over by the window, the voice came low and hollow

Over by the window a voice came low and hollow

Spoke into my pain, into my yearning sorrow

Spoke into my pain

Who was it? I cried

What wild ghost has come in agitation?

Who is it? I cried

What wild ghost has come in agitation?

It's half past midnight!

Oh, why you disturb me so late!

Then I saw a movement

Then I saw a movement around

Then I saw a movement around my narrow bed

I saw a movement around my narrow bed

Oh, a ghost in giant sneakers, laughing stars around his head

Have mercy on me!

Sat on a narrow bed, this flaming boy

Who sat on a narrow bed, this flaming boy

Said: We've all had too much sorrow

Now is the time for joy

And all across the world they shout bad words

They shout angry words

All across the world they shout out their angry words

About the end of love

Yet the stars stand above the earth

Bright, triumphant metaphors of love

Bright, triumphant metaphors of love

Blind us all who care to stand and look beyond a—

Care to stand and look beyond above

And I jumped up like a rabbit and fell down to my knees

I jumped up like a rabbit and fell down to my knees

I called all around me, said: Have mercy on me please!

Have mercy on me please!

Have mercy on me please!

Ah, have mercy on me please!

For joy, for joy, for joy

For joy, for joy, for joy

Joy, joy, joy

For joy, for joy, for joy

For joy, for joy, for joy

Oh, for joy

Oh, have mercy on me please!

Oh, joy

Oh, joy

Oh, joy