Foreigner

Released: June 14, 1991

Songwriter: Johnny Edwards Mick Jones (Foreigner) Terry Thomas

Producer: Mick Jones (Foreigner) Terry Thomas

[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 3]
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, [etc.]

The name of the band Foreigner was chosen because half of the original members were from England, and the other half from the U.S. The group had quite a few people join and leave, but one of the originals, Mick Jones, (not Mick Jagger) stayed the whole time. Foreigner celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2017, with Mick still there.

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