[Verse 1] Got a busted plan on the table Too many pieces Tangled threads So I write three words in the margin Circle them in red “What do I have?” that’s the first one Desk Team Time Tired brain Coffee cups and half a whiteboard All the tools in frame [Chorus] Resources Variables Parameters What’s in my hands What can I change What’s the wall Resources Variables Parameters Count what I’ve got Twist every knob Name every wall Till the mess starts making sense And the problem gets small [Verse 2] “What can I add What can I take?” That’s the middle word in ink Swap a step Drop dead weight Try a new path I didn’t think Then the last word’s cold and honest Lines I cannot bend at all Budget Rules Gravity The edge The floor The wall [Chorus] Resources Variables Parameters What’s in my hands What can I change What’s the wall Resources Variables Parameters Count what I’ve got Twist every knob Name every wall Till the mess starts making sense And the problem gets small [Bridge] Lay it out on the page What I own What can move What will stay When I’m stuck I just say “What do I have? What can I change? What just won’t change?” [Chorus] Resources Variables Parameters What’s in my hands What can I change What’s the wall Resources Variables Parameters Count what I’ve got Twist every knob Name every wall Till the mess starts making sense And the problem gets small
