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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Choir

Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Choir

Choir

Ivan Kelley, Jr.

Ivan Kelley, Jr.

Performer

Tim Carmon

Organ

Reggie Hamilton

Reggie Hamilton

Bass

Scott Frankfurt

Scott Frankfurt

Drums

Paul Jackson

Performer

Mervyn Warren

Programming

Paul Jackson Jr.

Paul Jackson Jr.

Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Billy Preston

Songwriter

Mervyn Warren

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Mervyn Warren

Producer

Frank Wolf

Mixing Engineer

Steve Genewick

Engineer

Thom Kidd

Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Why can't we be humble

Like the good Lord said

He promised to exalt us

And show us they way

Why are we 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,

Be

That's the way God planned it

That's the way God wants it to be,

Be

Oh, you gotta believe

Let not your heart be troubled

Let all your suffering cease

Just learn how to help one another

And live in perfect peace

If we'd just be humble

Like the good lord said

He promised to exault us

And show us the way

That's the way God planned it

That's the way God wants it to be,

Be

That's the way God planned it

That's the way God wants it to be,

Be

That's the way he planned it

The way he wants it

He planned it

The way he wants

So you best be humble

Like he said

Let us make it happen

Like he said

He planned it

The way he wants

He wants it

The way he planned

You need to love your sister

Like he said

You need to love your brother

Like he said

So help each other

Like he said

And live

I hope you get this message

Where you won't others will

You may not understand me

But I'll love you still

That's the way God planned it

The way he wants

That's the way God wants it to be,

Be

Written by: Billy Preston

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