Joy is over there in her incredible clothes 
She has silver silk shimmering down to her toes 
I was doing the best that I can I suppose 
But that little girl dancer 
Eventually grows 
Well she grows 

You can't imagine all the times that I tried 
To uncover the source of the tears that you cried 
Let's throw it away and just go for a ride 
And you'd say ' but you'd keep it inside 
And I tried 
I tried 
I tried 
I tried 

We want you to be happy 
Don't live inside the gloom 
We want you to be happy 
Come step outside your room 
We want you to be happy 
Cause this is your song too 

I never thought I could have it so good 
You were the song that my soul understood 
That time is a river that flows through the woods 
And it lead us to places we both understood 
Would be gone 
Before to long 
Would be gone 
Before to long 

When we were young we thought life was a game 
But then somebody leaves you and your never the same 
All of the places and people belong to the puzzle 
But one of the pieces is gone 
And it's you 
It's you 
It's you 
Joy, it's you 

We want you to be happy 
Don't live inside the gloom 
We want you to be happy 
Come step outside your room 
We want you to be happy 
Cause this is your song too 

Anytime we'll weather this storm 
Inside together you'll see the change 
When the sun shines through 

We want you to be happy 
Don't live inside the gloom 
We want you to be happy 
Come step outside your room 
We want you to be happy 
Cause this is your song too 
This is your song too 
This is your song too 
This is your song too 
This is your song too 
This is your song too 
This is your song too 
This is your song too 
This is your song too