writers: leo sayer & alan tarney

nowadays they want a soldier fighter
not a preacher writer or a mystery man
somebody told me that the future´s brighter
make tomorrow lighter put it in your hands

but i don´t wanna cry anymore
try anymore -- die anymore

heaven knows i´m impatient
i can´t control these hands of fate
heaven knows i´m still waiting
are they too soon or am i too late

oh is that so
only heaven knows
well i wanna know
tell me is that so
only heaven knows
heaven only knows

here come the romeos the brave i told you so´s
the travelling g.i. joes with come on lines
here come the great defenders
wh think they can befriend us
why do we all pretend to know these guys

well i don´t wanna wait anymore
be late anymore -- hate anymore

heaven knows i´m impatient
i can´t control these hands of fate
heaven knows i´m still waiting
are they too soon or am i too late

oh is that so
only heaven knows
well i wanna know
tell me is that so
only heaven knows
heaven only knows

what a strange design
it´s a planet out of time
someone tell me why
is the world like that

oh heaven knows
i said oh heaven knows

heaven knows i´m impatient
i can´t control these hands of fate
heaven knows i´m still waiting
are they too soon or am i too late

you resign yourself to a simple fate
to live your life by the sell by date
haul yourself up the same old hill
watch the world from your windowsill
we always want what we can´t afford
so we listen out for the missing chord
the chord is there and it´s in your mind
so why do you make it so hard to find