Punchline of the Universe

[Verse 1]
I said, “Here’s my five-year plan”
Color-coded in my hand
Calendar and bullet points
Prayers like polished talking points
I told heaven how it’d go
Neatly mapped from A to O
Guardrails on my little road
Like I’d read the secret code
[Chorus]
If you wanna make God laugh
Tell Him what you’re gonna do next
Lay out every little step
Like you wrote the architect’s text
If you wanna hear that smile
Shaking through the sky above
Say, “I’ve got this all worked out”
And watch Him answer back with love
[Verse 2]
I said, “I’ll never fall again”
Signed my name beneath that claim
Met a stranger on a train
Now my heart don’t sound the same
I swore I’d stay in this small town
Roots so deep, I’d never bounce
Then a door I’d never knock
Opened like a ticking clock
[Chorus]
If you wanna make God laugh
Tell Him what you’re gonna do next
Trace your future on the glass
Like you see around each bend
If you wanna hear that grin
Rolling through the clouds above
Say, “I’ll handle all of this”
And feel Him flood you full of love
[Bridge]
Maybe He’s not laughing at me
Maybe He’s laughing me free
From the weight of playing king
In a land that’s not my thing
All my lists and all my lines
Look so small beside His time
So I breathe and let it slide
“Your will, not mine”
[Chorus]
If you wanna make God laugh
Tell Him who you’ll be by fall
Then get carried by a grace
That keeps rewriting it all
If you wanna share that joy
Shaking every star above
Say, “I don’t know much at all”
And hear Him whisper back, “That’s enough”

Warm folk-pop ballad with male vocals; fingerpicked acoustic guitar and subtle upright bass, brushed snare, and shaker. Verses stay intimate and close-mic’d, light piano doubling key phrases. Chorus blooms with soft harmonies and organ pad underlining the humor and wonder. Final chorus adds a small choir-style stack on the hook for a playful, reverent lift.