[Verse 1]
There's plenty of food on the table
Lots of love in the house
The children all do what they're able to do
We got so much to be happy about
I got a woman standing beside me
She really knows how to stand by her man
She's strong and she's soft and she's honest to me
It really helps me to be a good man

[Chorus]
But nothing is perfect in God's perfect plan
Look in the shadow to see
He only gave us the good things so we'd understand
What life without them would be

[Verse 2]
There's plenty of wheat on the prairie
Lots of coal in the mine
We got soldiers so strong they can bury their dead
And still not go back shooting blind
There's women and men on the workforce
Doing forty hours plus overtime
So the hostages held at the airport
Can come home to something worthwhile
[Chorus]
Nothing is perfect in God's perfect plan
Look in the shadow to see
He only gave us the good things so we'd understand
What life without them would be

[Piano and Fiddle Break]

[Chorus]
Nothing is perfect in God's perfect plan
Look in the shadow to see
He only gave us the good things so we'd understand
What life without them would be

[Verse 1]
And there's plenty of food on our table
Lots of love in the house
The children all do what they're able to do
We got so much to be happy about
I got a woman standing beside me
She really knows how to stand by her man
She's strong and she's soft and she's honest to me
It really helps me to be a good man

[Outro]
Nothing is perfect in God's perfect plan
He only gave us the good things so we'd understand
Nothing is perfect in God's perfect plan