That's The Way God Planned It - Billy Preston

How men be so greedy

When there’s so much left?

All things are God-given

And they all have been blessed

Why can’t we be humble

Like the good Lord say?

He promised to exalt us

But love is the way

That’s the way God planned it

That’s the way God wants it to be

Oh, that’s the way God planned it

That’s the way God wants it to be

Let not your heart be troubled

Let mourning, sobbing cease

Learn to love your brothers and

And live in perfect peace

Why can’t we be humble

Like my Lord say?

He promised to exalt us

But love is the way

That’s the way God planned it

That’s the way God wants it to be

Yeah, that’s the way God planned it

That’s the way God wants it to be

Oh, why can’t we be humble

Like my Lord said, y’all?

God’s gonna exalt us all

But love is the way

Yeah, that’s the way God planned it

That’s the way God wants it to be

Ya better believe me

That’s the way God planned it

That’s the way God wants it to be, ya-hey

Why don’t you believe me?

That’s the way God planned it

That’s the way He wants us to be

Love one another

Whoa, man

That’s the way God planned it

That’s the way God wants it to be

So we can have peace now

We’ve gotta do it the way God planned it

We gotta do it way He planned it to be

Before we can have peace, y’all

We’ve gotta do it the way God planned it

We gotta do it the way God wants it to be

That’s the way God planned it