Akua Naru - Joy lyrics

I want friendship, uh ooh, uh, joy

Yo, uh
Daughters of different worlds flowin' past
On the foreign soil
Makin' meaning of seasons unexpected
As little girls the heart is pure
The art of the dress I wore
White linen garb
Y'all exchange vows to children born
An hour long phone call at six in the morn'
Days when you need a pep
Talk just to get goin'
You in these arms, you safer than State Farm
Sage in the storm, we the saviors we pray for
Whisper and avoid the late night talks
The day brought
A glass of Malbec get you lit, Lord
You can't walk unashamed to talk shit
Offer strange thoughts joy in the place be a
Fence when the flame caught
First to applaud when our report
Works for the Lord
The one flicker in the dark became torch
That says it all
Tender is the name, heart soft as Autumn rain
Reach for me when I'm distant
Never too far away, come on

Mama said there'd be joy in the mornin' time
(Uh, check it out, y'all, uh
I told my sister)
Lord knows I want it, waited all night for it
(Lord knows y'all, uh, okay, uh, yes)
Mama said there'd be joy in the mornin'
(Uh, I'm so grateful for your friendship)
Lord knows I want it, waited all night for it
(Lord knows, uh)

Look, uh, my dear brother said "I love
You for a long time hold you close
You'd be the first to understand
This heart of mine" nurse the same pain
Questions plagued the artist's life
Turn out the lights, applaud fades, uh
Who am I? Crying on your couch between
Tours under a sky
Lost on West African shores
And found a lullaby my black butterfly
Never wonder 'cause it's love is tight
Even when I ugly cry
You remind what beauty's like
It's magic when you laugh
Find Heaven in that high pitch
Peace for those weary eyes
Joy in your kindness
You so dramatic when you step out
Till that face invisible
Crown weighing your head down
Heavy is the load carried, lone
But not alone
Your sister, your guarded heart's
All broken and whole, let me
Love you through listening
Rue on this poem through the storm
Just called to let you know, uh

Mama said there'd be joy in the mornin' time
(Uh, look, uh, yo, in the mornin', come on
Uh)
Lord knows I want it, waited all night for it
(Uh, I said I want it
Y'all, uh, waited all night, come on)
Mama said there'd be joy in the mornin'
(Uh, I'm grateful for your friendship)
Lord knows I want it, waited all night for it
(Oh, yes, I, yeah, yeah, uh, look, it's like)
Mama said there'd be joy in the mornin' time
(Joy, come on, uh)
Lord knows I want it, waited all night for it
(Uh, alright, yeah
First in line for the joy y'all)
Mama said there'd be joy in the mornin'
(In the morning, yes)
Lord knows I want it, waited all night for it
Mama said there'd be joy in the mornin' time
Lord knows I want it, waited all night for it
Mama said there'd be joy in the mornin'
Lord knows I want it, waited all night for it
Mama said there'd be joy in the mornin' time
Lord knows I want it, waited all night for it
Mama said there'd be joy in the mornin'
Lord knows I want it, waited all night for it

Go get it, you've got to go get it
(Oh, go get it)
Go get it, it's time to claim your joy (Oh)
Go get it, you've got to go get it
(Get it, oh) go get it