The Plan He Has for Me (Joseph's Song)

The bark upon this tree is getting older;
The gnarled cracks and wrinkles tell the tale
The fingers on my hands keep getting colder:
How much longer 'til the dying prevails?
The life that I have lived has been a strange one;
My oldest Son was never really mine
He often whispered wisdom as a sage would:
Could it be that He is really Divine?

Though the life that I've received has been a bit hard to believe,
Full of wise men, kings, and angels in my dreams,
I keep giving up my little plans to follow the Plan He has for me

I am no philosopher or poet,
No mystic with a distant, clouded eye.
I love my God and always live to show it,
But I'm closer to the earth than the sky
As I lay down, I wonder what the night brings;
The stars I see outside are shining bright.
Maybe one day I will understand these hard things,
But the Lord has given all I need tonight

Though the life that I've received has been a bit hard to believe,
Full of wise men, kings, and angels in my dreams,
I keep giving up my little plans to follow the Plan He has for me

And oh, I thank God for the mercy,
For allowing me to play this quiet part
And oh, I don't know all the Story,
But I have learned to give its Teller all my heart,
I have learned to give the Teller all my heart

Though the life that I've received has been a bit hard to believe,
Full of wise men, kings, and angels in my dreams,
I keep giving up my little plans to follow the Plan He has for me
I keep giving up my little plans to follow the Plan He has for me