my intentions are good my hearts in the right place now you see i want to be good to you baby but sometimes i just do not know how and the hand of fate reaches out once more and pulls me though that gate like one hundred times before ooh there are the nights when things just work out right no one could be as close as you and me then it all breaks down and we cannot find that common ground that s not the way the way it ought to be baby why do we laugh why do we cry why do we feel this pain inside only heaven knows only heaven knows in this game of hit and miss how long can we go on like this only heaven knows only heaven knows but if we threw it all away it is something we would regret someday heaven knows why do we do these foolish things only heaven knows my intentions are good my actions are hard to explain i get misunderstood sometimes there s nobody but me to blame i ve got to speak my mind and deal with the situation open the lines the lines of communication ooh there are the nights we really get it right making love endlessly and then there are the days we go our separate ways as though there s nothing left of you and me  why do we laugh why do we cry why do we feel this pain inside only heaven knows only heaven knows in this game of hit and miss how long can we go on like this only heaven knows only heaven knows but if we threw it all away it s something we would regret someday heaven knows why do we laugh why do we cry why do we feel this pain inside only heaven knows only heaven knows in this game of hit and miss how long can we go on like this only heaven knows only heaven knows but if we threw it all away it s something we d regret someday why do we do these foolish things only heaven knows only heaven knows i want to be good to you baby heaven knows 