[Intro] [Instrumentation: raw, tinny acoustic guitar strumming and fingerpicking] [Instrumentation: A solitary, mournful harmonica melody - echoing and thin] [Verse 1 ] [raw strummed acoustic guitar and fingerpicking, nasal storytelling male vocals with Dylan-like drawl, intimate yet urgent delivery, harmonica riff intro and between lines] On awakening let us think About the twenty-four hours ahead We consider our plans for the day And ask God to direct our thinking That it be divorced from self-pity From dishonest or self-seeking ways Under these conditions we can employ Our mental faculties with assurance For after all God gave us brains to use Our thought-life placed on a much higher plane When our thinking is cleared of wrong motives [Verse 2 - soft build, relatable storytelling] In thinking about our day we may face indecision We may not be able to determine which course to take Here we ask God for inspiration An intuitive thought or a decision to make [Chorus - warm reassuring harmonies, gentle emotional lift] We relax and take it easy We don't struggle, we release We are often surprised how the right answers come After we've tried this and found our peace [Verse 3 - slightly deeper, wiser] What used to be the hunch or occasional inspiration Gradually becomes a working part of the mind Still inexperienced, having just made contact with God It's not probable we'll be inspired every time We might pay for this presumption In absurd actions and misguided ideas Nevertheless we find that our thinking, as time passes Moves more and more to the plane of inspiration We come to rely upon it [Chorus - warm reassuring harmonies, gentle emotional lift, modern youthful energy] We relax and take it easy We don't struggle, we release We are often surprised how the right answers come After we've tried this and found our peace [Bridge - intimate and sincere, building hope] We conclude our meditation with a prayer To be shown through the day what our next step should be Given whatever we need to face such problems We ask above all else for freedom — to be free We are careful never to pray for selfish ends Many of us have wasted so much time that way And it doesn't work — the reason plain to see A heart that serves only itself cannot be free [Chorus - full warm harmonies, heartfelt and uplifting] We relax and take it easy We don't struggle, we release We are often surprised how the right answers come After we've tried this and found our peace [Outro - soft fade, peaceful and resolved] After we've tried this We come to rely We find our peace
