i watch the world go round and round and my life goes by at the speed of sound i walk the night and i wonder just where i belong oh my heart is young but my soul is old i ve never been one to do what i was told my back to the wall is the only place i can feel strong oh chorus heaven only knows what lies before me heaven only knows what all my searching is for all my life i ve waited for a miracle but i can t ask for anything more i like to think i m a faithful man to resist desire and do all i can i hope to die in the arms of the woman i love oh repeat chorus i ve always wondered how to know right from wrong looking for a reason to replace what is gone but somehow the road just seems to lead right back to me repeat chorus