Can't Steal My Joy

Ain’t nobody gonna steal my joy

Ain’t nobody gonna break my walk

My happiness ain’t built on this world I’m in

I’m just passing through while the seasons talk

There was a springtime when it all felt new

When every dream felt close enough

I held on tight to things I loved

But even spring can turn rough

Still I learned in the break and bend

Some things don’t leave when they’re gone

Ain’t no one gonna steal my joy

Ain’t no one gonna break my walk

High or low, wherever I go

That’s one thing time can’t talk

Happy or sad, it comes and it goes

Like wind through an open door

But the love that found me still stands

And it’s what I’m living for

Ain’t no one gonna steal that joy

Ain’t no one gonna break that walk

Summer came loud, bright, and fast

Long days I thought would stay

But even sunshine burns your skin

When you lose your way

Chasing things that couldn’t last

I learned what it means to fall

But something steady pulled me back

A whisper through it all

Still I learned in the break and bend

Some things don’t leave when they’re gone

Ain’t no one gonna steal my joy

Ain’t no one gonna break my walk

High or low, wherever I go

That’s one thing time can’t talk

Happy or sad, it comes and it goes

Like wind through an open door

But the love that found me still stands

And it’s what I’m living for

Ain’t no one gonna steal that joy

Ain’t no one gonna break that walk

Now fall came slow like a heavy truth

Leaves turning gold then gone

Had to sit with everything I lost

And learn how to move on

Some faces only stay a while

Some roads don’t lead you back

And I saw how memory and pain

Can walk the same old track

But even in the letting go

There’s something I still find

A deeper kind of peace that grows

In the quiet of the mind

Still I learned in the break and bend

Some things don’t leave when they’re gone

Ain’t no one gonna steal my joy

Ain’t no one gonna break my walk

High or low, wherever I go

That’s one thing time can’t talk

Happy or sad, it comes and it goes

Like wind through an open door

But the love that found me still stands

And it’s what I’m living for

Ain’t no one gonna steal that joy

Ain’t no one gonna break that walk

And winter came without much sound

Just cold and honest air

Where you finally sit alone with life

And see who’s really there

No pretending, no bright disguise

Just the truth you can’t outrun

But even in the frozen ground

Something waits for sun

And that’s where I learned the deepest thing

When nothing else felt sure

There’s a love that doesn’t change with time

That holds me evermore

Ain’t no one gonna steal my joy…

Spring to winter, it all will change

But I know what I’ve found

A love that holds when everything goes

And it won’t let me down

Ain’t no one gonna steal that joy

Ain’t no one gonna break that walk