My intentions are good, my hearts in the right place now   You see I wanna be good to you, baby but sometimes I just don't 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 can't find that common ground   That's not the way, the way it oughta be, baby, oh, oh      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   Oh, 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 gotta 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   Makin' love, endlessly   And then there are the days, we go our separate ways   As though there's nothin' left of you and me, baby, oh no   Nothin' 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'd regret someday   Oh, heaven knows      Why do we laugh, why do we cry?   Only heaven knows, only heaven knows   Why do we feel this pain inside?   Only heaven knows, only heaven knows      But if we threw it all away, it's something we'd regret someday, oh   Why do we do these foolish things?   Only heaven knows, only heaven knows      You see, I wanna be good to you, baby   Heaven knows   Why do we feel this pain inside?   You see I wanna be good to you, baby   Heaven knows, oh yeah   Heaven knows, heaven knows