nowadays they want a soldier fighternot a preacher
writer or a mystery mansomebody told me that the future's
brightermake tomorrow lighter put it in your hands
but I don't wanna cry anymoretry anymore -- die anymore
heaven knows I'm impatientI can't control these hands
of fateheaven knows I'm still waitingare they too soon or am I too late
oh is that soonly heaven knowswell I wanna knowtell
me is that soonly heaven knowsheaven only knows
here come the romeos the brave I told you so'sthe travelling
g.i. joes with come on lineshere come the great defenderswh
think they can befriend uswhy do we all pretend to know these guys
well I don't wanna wait anymorebe late anymore -- hate anymore

heaven knows I'm impatientI can't control these hands
of fateheaven knows I'm still waitingare they too soon or am I too late
oh is that soonly heaven knowswell I wanna knowtell
me is that soonly heaven knowsheaven only knows
what a strange designit's a planet out of timesomeone
tell me whyis the world like that
oh heaven knowsI said oh heaven knows
heaven knows I'm impatientI can't control these hands
of fateheaven knows I'm still waitingare they too soon or am I too late
you resign yourself to a simple fateto live your life
by the sell by datehaul yourself up the same old hillwatch
the world from your windowsillwe always want what we
can't affordso we listen out for the missing chordthe
chord is there and it's in your mindso why do you make it so hard to find