Joyful Songtext
von Bea Troxel

They say that love starts where it ends
With no reason, with no plan
They say the joy is in the making
When you know there′s no looking back
I was young and green when we first met
And I was trying to show that I could get along this way

They say a reason's not a sign
And a light in the room is just a light
They say a sign is not a reason
That coincidence is merely noticed fact
Sometimes I grapple with the signs
Of when to leave and when to try
I stare so hard the water′s speaking
And the bark on the branch washes away


This city's far older than I
And I act like I know more than it
This city could leave me in the dust
Without dust where are clouds and sky?

Joyful, joyful do I call to thee
Joyful, joyful do I call to thee
Joy, only with joy do I leave thee

I always start as I am ending
When the road seems so short to travel on
As dust settles lightly on the window
As oranges gently ripen in the bowl

Joyful, joyful do I call to thee
Joyful, joyful do I call to thee
Joyful, joyful do I call to thee
Joy, only with joy do I leave thee