sometimes it s hard to carry this great weight either bound to burn or to the pearly gates and i m as aimless as can be often nameless though i m free oh lord will you have a plan for me i ve been kicked out of texas stole an infamous necklace became a spiritual master got rejected by vassar a cool head in the game of whatever i m playing i m the favorite of babies society mavens whoa lord whoa lord will you ever ever have a plan for me i have marveled at splendors upended the vendors been kidnapped and ransomed just a little too handsome and more than a few times i ve lived without sunshine and yes i ve wondered should a life be a lifetime whoa lord whoa lord will you ever ever have a plan for me  i m dedicated to freedom the american legion i got invited to paris by a real parisian i ve been the best and the worstest composed my own curses got my heart broke so bad they had to call in the nurses whoa lord whoa lord will you ever ever have a plan for me i have had good intentions blue blooded pretensions i ve been the subject of rumors at the party conventions my feature s harmonic wisdom solomonic if there s a board of directors you can bet that i m on it whoa lord whoa lord will you ever ever have a plan for me whoa lord whoa lord will you ever ever have a plan for me i take my place with the ages belong to the sages give my clothes to the poor and my love to the ladies may all them wish me commandant of history write books all about how every one of them miss me whoa lord whoa lord will you ever ever have a plan for me and so for now i go aimless convicted though blameless at times using nicknames at times going nameless royalty unquestioned a gentleman of discretion y all sing hallelujah for here ends the lesson whoa lord whoa lord will you ever ever have a plan for me whoa lord whoa lord will you ever ever have a plan for me 