JOY lyrics

[Preluding Sample: Coming to America (1988)]
Eddie Murphy as Akeem Joffer
Arsenio Hall as Reverend Brown

Woman: Yes, Lord!

Reverend Brown: Only God can give that woman that kind of joy she had right there!
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord!

Crowd: Joy!

Akeem: I am very happy to be here!

[Chorus: BJ the Chicago Kid]
Joy! (oh)
Joy! Joy! (ahhh)
Joyyy!
Oh Joy!
Joyyy! Joyyy!
Oh Joy!
Joyyy! (ahhh)
Joyyy! (ahhh)
Oh Joyyy! Joyyy! Joyyy!

[Verse 1]
Only healthy relationships
Don't be loyal to destructive sh*t, yeah
Don't get desperate and settle for anything
They make money when you miss step, yeah
I miss a lot of shots cause i take a lot of shots
All they gave us was sports, I had to fight off the block
Square up with cops, gun to my head
I thought I was dead, look I'm alive and well
Highly favored in the city in the field
Praises go up blessings come down, God is real
I was cursed to see what life should be like, It haunts me still
I can't unsee what I've seen, and how it feels
I know i don't have to die to live, you know me well
I know imma have heaven on Earth, you know it's hell
My steps are ordered, I choreographed all of this
I did all of that, so I could do this
[Chorus: BJ the Chicago Kid]
Joy! (oh)
Joy! Joy! (ahhh)
Joyyy!
Oh Joy!
Joyyy! Joyyy!
Oh Joy!
Joyyy! (ahhh)
Joyyy! (ahhh)
Oh Joyyy! Joyyy! Joyyy!

[Verse 2]
I lost it all, now I got lot more to lose
I did it all, still got a lot more to do
After all that we've been through just thinking bout it you'd cry too
Joy comes in the morning, but the night time you gotta get through
I love my family when I'm all happy, ain't been around like I used to, yeah
Some sh*t you never get used to, yeah
Pass, dribble, or shoot
Spectators watching your next move, what you gone do
It's time to bring it home
The club behind me but i bat alone
Bet on yourself and let the world know
All I want is more for us
Young always say a high tide lifts all ships and there is enough for us
I don't even ask for much
[Chorus: BJ the Chicago Kid]
Joy! (oh)
Joy! Joy! (ahhh)
Joyyy!
Oh Joy!
Joyyy! Joyyy!
Oh Joy!
Joyyy! (ahhh)
Joyyy! (ahhh)
Oh Joyyy! Joyyy! Joyyy!

It's going to be, be-be-be-be-be be-be-be so live
It's going to be, be-be-be-be-be-be-be-be-be-be-be so live
It's going to be, be-be-be-be-be be-be-be so live
It's going to be, be-be-be-be-be-be-be-be-be-be-be so live