"Heaven Knows" by Leo Sayer

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