he hung the moon raised the sun made the lions walk and the rivers run then he sat down looked around and thought a bit said it s all good but that ain t quite it so with his mighty hand he created man and then chorus he had a better idea a much better idea he made an angel like sweet perfume a heavenly smile someone who can light up a room with a heart so true i thank god he created me but when i look at you i see he had a better idea thought i d have to face this world alone just walk through life without a hand to hold and i accepted that i said in fact it might be nice to live my way now that s paradise be he knew all along i was wrong chorus he had a better idea a much better idea he made an angel like sweet perfume a heavenly smile someone who can light up a room with a heart so true i thank god he created me but when i look at you i see he had a better idea instrumental chorus he had a better idea a much better idea he made an angel like sweet perfume a heavenly smile someone who can light up a room with a heart so true i thank god he created me but when i look at you i see he had a better idea he had a better idea god had a better idea 