I would rather be A lover for my lady A mother for my baby Than a sailor on the sea Underneath the lights We look bigger than we are We look brighter than the falling star Of brief celebrity God only knows how the winds gonna blow And how it all flows together If the words we use or the wars we choose Are gonna change somebody for the better God only knows I know what it's like When you lose your inspiration Blow a fuse to the sensation That you used to feel so bright Many are the things In my mind that I would sing In my soul that I would bring If I could find the words tonight God only knows how the winds gonna blow And how it all flows together If the words we use or the wars we choose Are gonna change somebody for the better God only knows how the winds gonna blow And how it all flows together If the words we use or the wars we choose Are gonna change somebody's life forever God only knows