Joy Lyrics
Oh joy, make my heart sing
And I drove across the desert
I was in my four wheel drive
I was looking for the Buddha
And I saw Jesus Christ
He smiled and shrugged his shoulders
And lit a cigarette
Said, "Jump for joy, make some noise
Remember what I said." Oh yeah
My soul is a like a ruby
And I threw it in the earth
But now my hands are bleeding
From scrabbling in the dirt
And I looked up to the heavens
And a light is on my face
I never never never
Thought I'd find a state of grace
Hey joy, love you bring
Oh joy, make my heart sing
Oh joy, joy in everything
Joy, joy, joy, oh joy
I was drowning in the darkness
As I drove down to the sea
Joy, joy, joy, oh joy
And I looked up to the mountain
And the light burst over me
Joy, joy, joy, oh, oh joy
You make me sing, yeah
Oh joy, the love you bring
Oh joy, you make me sing
Oh joy, in everything
In everything, everything
Jump for joy
Jump for joy
Jump for joy
Jump for joy
Jump for joy
Jump for joy
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Ah
About
Jann S. Wenner’s 5/5 star review in Rolling Stone Magazine of Goddess in the Doorway describes “Joy” as:
[A] rocking, gospel-tinged collaboration with Bono of U2 — and featuring an indelible guitar hook from Pete Townshend — offers a revealing glimpse of what Jagger is seeking: “I looked up to the heavens/And a light is on my face/I never never never/Thought I’d find a state of grace.” The mark of U2 is overt on “Joy,” but the band’s influence subtly courses through the rest of the album; like Bono and company in the last decade, Jagger (along with producers Marti Frederiksen and Matt Clifford) has adapted modern rhythms and contemporary production techniques to his own naturalistic rock & roll ends.
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- 11.Lucky in Love
- 12.Let’s Work
- 13.Joy
- 14.Don’t Call Me Up
- 17.Evening Gown
