[Verse 1] Woke up at four, feet hit the floor Sun peeping through the cracks in the door Work sixteen hours, breakin' my back Comin' home to a house on a thin broken tracks Twenty-five years, I paid my dues Built us a big deak, I laid every screw Raised them kids with these worn-out hands Tried to make a home on that East side land [Verse 2] You stood in the porch with a bottle in your hand Eyes on a dream, not on this man White sand beach in your own mind Leavin' this life all far behind You had a plan, and I had a grind I was still right here tryin' to be kind Still here swingin' for a little appreciation Still buildin' up my little nation [Chorus] You had a plan, babe, a secret plan Left me here with a workin' man's hands I built that house, I raised our name Now you're gone, and it burns like flame I was still here, breakin' my back Still here, baby, countin' the cracks You had a plan, babe, a secret plan But I'm standing' with new beginning [Verse 3] I ain't no saint, I know my flaws But I gave you my time and my whole damn cause The kids got fed, the rent got paid Every nail I drove, every bill I paid If love was a field, I plowed that ground If home was a promise, I held it down Now the screen door swings in the lonely wind And I hear your dream where my work begins [Chorus] You had a plan, babe, a secret plan Left me here with a workin' man's hands I built that house, I raised our name Now you're gone, and it burns like flame I was still here, breakin' my back Still here, baby, countin' the cracks You had a plan, babe, a secret plan But I'm standing with a new beginning [Bridge] Maybe that beach is good to you Maybe I was just the thing you outgrew But don't you say I didn't give you all Don't you say I never took that fall 'Cause I worked so hard it’s plain as day While you chased your blue-and-white-days [Final Chorus] You had a plan, babe, a secret plan Left me here with a workin' man's hands I built that house, I raised our name Now you're gone, and it burns like flame I was still here, breakin' my back Still here, baby, countin' the cracks You had a plan, babe, a secret plan But I'm standing with a new beginning [Outro] Still standin' here Still buildin' here Still needin' just a little appreciation
