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...

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...