Someone asked me today why I was smiling I had no ready reply I guess that means that something's changed Something's different in my life Cause I've had my share of, Taking wrong turns Picking myself off the ground Doing my damage, Making my getaway Trouble always to be found I remember my darkest days I remember my wandering ways I came awake and I'll tell you what I find It's a beautiful life for me It was there all the time I like to walk the road down by the river now On an early Sunday morning I feel the joy in me, the songs that sing in me How can I keep from singing I have an apple tree, I named it Jesus Christ And a garden of my own A place for planting, a place for sun and rain To watch the good things that I've grown