Name: Can't Steal My Joy
Duration: P00H06M08S
Description: Amazing how anger can inspire the pen! I wrote this song to minister to myself after an especially nasty incident between me & my stepmother. But this is perhaps my proudest musical expression because it came from such a pure, honest place.

Steal Vybe ft Stephanie Renée - Can't Steal My Joy

from Stef Renee "Snack Pack" by Stephanie Renée

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Amazing how anger can inspire the pen! I wrote this song to minister to myself after an especially nasty incident between me & my stepmother. But this is perhaps my proudest musical expression because it came from such a pure, honest place.

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Some days, the weight of the world feels heavy on my shoulders
And try as I might to be a light, things seem colder and colder
Even your friends and fam won’t always understand what you’re going through
When you’re feeling burdened, let the chorus of this song tell you what to say and do

I know
Misery loves company
But I don’t have time
For that negativity
Trying to creep into my peace of mind
No, you can’t steal my joy

It’s got a permanent spot in my heart
Down deep inside
I’m telling you, you can’t steal it

I know for a fact that this spiritual practice is easier said than done
Just when you think you survived the worst of your troubles, here comes another one
But the cross is never heavier than we can bear
Look the devil in his eyes and tell him you ain’t going nowhere
You got an undeniable light shining from your soul

You can only have it if I’m giving it away
Won’t let you steal it, no no no
It’s a valuable commodity that don’t ever go on sale
Because I need it, my joy joy joy joy

Joy (I got it … my)
Hope (I own it … my)
Peace (and understanding … my)
Love (Gotta have it … my)
Faith (Can’t do without it … my)
Care (Spreading it all around … my)
Life (is a blessing)
And you ain’t stealing none of that

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from Stef Renee "Snack Pack", released December 20, 2010
First appeared on the album CREATIONS [Little Angel Records - GERMANY]

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Stephanie Renée Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Queen Bee of CCP Ink, VibeMistress of Soul Sanctuary, archivist, vocalist, writer, filmmaker and plenty more.

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