A Man With A Plan

🎸 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)