[Intro - Boogie-woogie piano, walking upright bass, muted trumpet, snapping brass accents] [Spoken - Warm male baritone, wry smile] Somebody asked me how I could laugh again. I said, "I haven't forgotten a thing. Now, listen to the band." [Verse 1] A Tuesday brought the kind of news that stays, Left all the curtains shut for seven days. A friend arrived with coffee and a pie, Said, "I burned the crust. Don't look me in the eye." I laughed until the tears came pouring through, And learned a heart can hold the two. [Chorus - Jump blues swing, bright brass, gospel backing vocals] Joy has a scar, but she still can swing, A tear in her eye and a song to sing. She won't call the rain a sunny day, Or tell a hurting heart to dance the pain away. The Spirit keeps the music when the road gets hard, And that's the sound of joy that has a scar! [Verse 2 - Playful saxophone responses, steady walking bass] I met a woman standing in the rain, Who said, "I don't know how to smile again." I didn't tell her everything was fine, Or offer her a borrowed silver line. I held my umbrella while her children played, And saw a little smile she hadn't planned to make. [Chorus - Trumpet and trombone call-and-response] Joy has a scar, but she still can swing, A tear in her eye and a song to sing. She won't call the rain a sunny day, Or tell a hurting heart to dance the pain away. The Spirit keeps the music when the road gets hard, And that's the sound of joy that has a scar! [Verse 3 - Horns pull back, bluesy piano, intimate vocal] There's laughter that can hide a hollow ache, A smile you wear for everybody's sake. But what He's growing isn't make-believe, It's room for hope and room enough to grieve. The world can take the comfort that I knew, But not the One who's carrying me through. [Bridge - Half-time gospel blues, muted trumpet solo] Don't mistake the dancing for an easy road, Every note is carrying a little of the load. I still remember everything I've lost, But mercy keeps reminding me what love has cost. And somewhere underneath the deepest blue, The Spirit whispers, "I'm not finished with you." [Instrumental Break - Explosive saxophone solo, boogie piano, brass section trading riffs] [Verse 4 - Prayerful, directly to God, building gospel harmonies] Lord, You never told me tears were wrong, Or said I'd have to smile to sing Your song. You gave me joy that doesn't need disguise, A seed of praise beneath these weary eyes. So when another soul can hardly stand, Let Your quiet joy reach out through my hand. [Final Chorus - Full big band, jubilant gospel choir, soaring trumpets] Joy has a scar, but she still can swing, A tear in her eye and a song to sing. She won't call the rain a sunny day, Or tell a hurting heart to dance the pain away. The Spirit keeps the music when the road gets hard, And that's the sound of joy that has a scar! [Outro - Call-and-response, brass punches, walking bass] [Male lead] I've known the sorrow! [Backing vocals] But joy is here! [Male lead] I've walked through darkness! [Backing vocals] And God is near! [Male lead - Joyful sustained note] This joy has a scar!
