Part of the Plan

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I have these mo – ments all stead – y and strong;
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I'm feel – ing so ho – ly and hum – ble. The next thing I know_
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I'm all wor – ried and weak and I feel my – self start – ing to
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crum – ble.  The mean – ings get lost__ and the teach – ings
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get tossed_ and you don't__ know what you're_ goin' to do___
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next.  You wait for the sun__ but it nev – er quite comes;
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some kind of mes – sage comes through to you, some kind
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of mes – sage comes___ through,___ and it says to you:
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(chorus) “Love when you can,_ cry when you have_ to; be who
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you must,that's a part__ of the plan._ A – wait your
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ar – riv – al___ with sim – ple sur – viv – al and one day
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we'll all un – der – stand, one day we'll all un – der – stand, 
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one day we'll all un – der – stand.”__________  (end chorus)
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I had a wom – an who gave__ me her soul, but I was – n't read – y
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to take__ it. Her heart was so frag – ile and heav – y to hold and 
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I was a – fraid I might break____ it.  Your con – science a – wakes_
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and you see___ your mis – takes__ and you wish__ some – one 
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would buy your con – fes – sions. The days miss their mark_
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and the night___ gets so dark and some kind of mes – sage comes
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through to you, some kind of mes – sage shoots___ through,___
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and it says to you:  (repeat chorus)
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There is no E – den or heav – en – ly gates that you're gon -na 
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make_ it to one___ day.  But all of the an – swers you seek__ can 
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be found in the dreams that you dream_ on ________________
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_____ the way.________