Why can't we be humble Like the good Lord said He promised to exalt us For love is the way How men be so greedy When there's so much left All things are God given And they all have been blessed That's the way God planned it That's the way God wants it to be, didn't He Well, that's the way God planned it That's the way God wants it to be, for you and me Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Let not your heart be troubled Let mourning sobbing cease Learn to help one another And live in perfect peace If we just be humble Like the good Lord said He promised to exalt us For love is the way That's the way God planned it That's the way God wants it to be, doesn't He You better believe me That's the way God planned it That's the way God wants it to be, for you and me Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah That's the way, alright Come on, come on, come on I hope you get this message And where you won't others will You don't understand me But I'll love you still That's the way God planned it That's the way God wants it to be You better believe me That's the way God planned it That's the way God wants, He wants it to be That's the way God planned it That's the way God wants it to be Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah That's the way God planned it That's the way God wants it to be Oh, yeah