It Runs in The Family

People wonder 'bout my happy face
While I'm walking through a world of hate
They wanna know about my singin' voice
And where I learned to make a joyful noise
They wanna know why I'm calm when everything's wrong
Who taught me how to sing a victory song
When they asked me how I got to be this way
I look 'em in the eye and say

It runs in the family
This joy that keeps me laughing
It's the old-time religion
Our own family tradition
From the Heavenly Father
To all the sons and all the daughters
If you wonder why we're happy
It runs in the family

If you're wondering what you gotta do
To make this joy come alive in you
It's really easy just look again
In the Book at some distant kin
Remember Silas and Paul shook the jailhouse wall
And turned it into a concert hall
By calling His name in the midnight hour
We've go the very same power

It runs in the family
This joy that keeps me laughing
It's the old-time religion
Our own family tradition
From the Heavenly Father
To all the sons and all the daughters
If you wonder why we're happy
It runs in the family

Now I can always smile when I'm in trouble, yeah
I can have hope when I'm in pain
The Father sends joy on the double
And the blood of Jesus Christ flows in my veins

It runs in the family
This joy that keeps me laughing
It's the old-time religion
Our own family tradition
From the Heavenly Father
To all the sons and all the daughters
If you wonder why we're happy
It runs in the family

From the Heavenly Father
To all the sons and all the daughters
If you wonder why we're happy
We're so happy
Yes, we're happy
It runs, runs in the family