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Best Laid Plans is the second single from the soon to be released 2nd album from Phil Rowe & The Eclectic Dabblers.

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Best Laid Plans

He’d always been a believer,
And the word was Divine,
He just knew he was gonna be a preacher from the time that he was nine,

He said “Mama, Mama, I’m going to the Promised Land”
He couldn’t know that he’d find his own doubt there lying in the sand.

He didn’t know what to make of this crisis of faith,
He couldn’t just close his mind ‘cause an old book said,
He tugged just a few strings and watched the whole thing unwind,
He couldn’t square the pain he saw with the God in his mind.

Just when you’re most confirmed,
Life can take a different turn,
It really isn’t in your hands,
‘Cos your heart don’t care about your best laid plans

He was an over-achiever,
A real self made man,
A big house, a real fancy motor and a gold digger with plans,

He said “Baby, Baby, I can still feel a hole”
He gave it up to join a rock ‘n’ roll band, it was music for his soul.

Y’see it ain’t worth a thing just to be a rich man,
You’ve gotta find peace of mind anyway you can,

You can have everything and be a breed apart,
But you still can’t buy the joy that a song puts in your heart.

Just when you’re most confirmed,
Life can take a different turn,
It really isn’t in your hands,
‘Cos your heart don’t care about your best laid plans

Just when you’re most confirmed,
Life can take a different turn,
It really isn’t in your hands,
‘Cos your heart don’t care about your best laid plans

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released July 4, 2015
All songs by Phil Rowe & The Eclectic Dabblers
Arrangements and Production: Phil Rowe, Peter Charlton, Gareth Jones, Stephen Williams
Recorded at Vimana Studio 2015

vocals: Phil Rowe
Mandolin, Electric Guitars and keyboards: Peter Charlton
bass guitar: Gareth Jones
drums and percussion: Stephen Williams

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Phil Rowe & The Eclectic Dabblers Swansea, UK

Phil Rowe & The Eclectic Dabblers is a recording project formed when Phil was contacted by Peter Charlton via Facebook with an offer of teaming up to record some new material and also re-record and re-think each others recordings. The pair were joined in this task by Stephen Williams on drums and Gareth Jones on bass. ... more

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