🎸 A Man With A Plan (Black Bluesman Version)
Deep, slow groove • heavy bass • organ hum • guitar crying in the background
Voice: deep, raspy, heavy with experience
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Intro (Spoken Like Testimony)
Mmm… yeah…
You hear that engine?
That ain’t just diesel…
That’s a heartbeat…
That’s a man still standin’.
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Verse 1
Sun creepin’ through that dusty glass,
Coffee bitter, burnin’ slow.
Hands rough like the roads I drive,
Been through storms most folks don’t know.
I got that Bible sittin’ close,
Got my babies on the dash.
Every mile I keep on pushin’,
Ain’t no quit in my Black ass.
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Pre-Chorus
Nah, I ain’t perfect, Lord knows I slipped,
But I ain’t lettin’ this life go to waste.
Yeah, I wrestle with shadows sometimes…
But I know God still holdin’ me safe.
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Chorus
’Cause I’m a man with a plan,
Deep voice, heavy soul, still doin’ what I can.
Built from struggle, built from prayer,
Built from God’s strong hands.
Yeah, I fall, yeah, I bleed,
But I get up and I stand…
For my God, for my family,
I’m a man… a man with a plan.
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Verse 2
Got demons whisperin’ behind me,
Got skeletons rattlin’ in my bones.
Some days they talk real loud,
Tryna pull me off this road.
But I done come too far from darkness,
I ain’t throwin’ away my name.
I’m standin’ in grace and mercy now,
And I ain’t goin’ back to that pain.
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Pre-Chorus (Variation)
No, I ain’t flawless — I’m faithful,
And I’m holdin’ on the best I can.
I may be bruised, I may be tired,
But I’m still standin’ like a man.
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Chorus
Yeah I’m a man with a plan,
Deep roots, heavy shoulders, still takin’ my stand.
I stumble, I break,
But I rise when I can.
For my God, for my babies,
Yeah, I stand where I stand…
Still breathin’, still fightin’,
I’m a man… a man with a plan.
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Bridge (Soul Shift — Let It Hurt, Let It Testify)
If I crack… I won’t crumble,
If I fall… I’ll still pray.
’Cause God don’t turn His back
On a man tryna change his ways.
My anchor’s in Heaven,
My hope’s in His hands…
And He still walks beside
A strong Black workin’ man…
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Final Chorus / Outro
So I’m a man with a plan,
Wherever I land, I’ll build where I stand.
Might be limpin’ through fire,
But I’ll walk if I can.
With faith in my heart,
And dirt on my hands…
Yeah I’m still here, still standin’,
Still a man…
A strong… Black… man with a plan.
(long bent guitar note… organ fades… breath closes it out)
ColeAdonis
