Wouldn't It Be Nice
The Starlite Orchestra & Singers Lyrics
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Then we wouldn't have to wait so long
And wouldn't it be nice to live together
In the kind of world where we belong
You know it's gonna make it that much better
When we can say good night and stay together
In the morning when the day is new
And after having spent the day together
Hold each other close the whole night through
The happy times together we've been spending
I wish that every kiss was never-ending
Oh, wouldn't it be nice
Maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray it might come true
Baby, then there wouldn't be a single thing we couldn't do
We could be married (We could be married)
And then we'd be happy (And then we'd be happy)
Oh, wouldn't it be nice
You know, it seems the more we talk about it
It only makes it worse to live without it
But let's talk about it
Wouldn't it be nice
Good night, baby
Sleep tight, baby
Good night, baby
Sleep tight, baby
The song "Wouldn't It Be Nice" by The Beach Boys is a reflection on young love and the desire to be together forever. The opening lyrics discuss the hope to fast forward the aging process to avoid long periods of separation between the lovers. They dream of being able to spend their entire lives together in a world where they feel like they belong. The lyrics express a desire to live in an ideal world that the two lovers have created for themselves.
The chorus highlights the importance of the couple's desire to stay together and the happiness they derive from being able to spend their nights in each other's embrace. The lyrics carry a sense of optimism, as the couple thinks that if they think, wish, hope, and pray really hard, their dreams could come true. The two desire to be married and believe that it would bring them eternal happiness.
The final lyrics express the couple's anxiety about being apart, demonstrated through the repetition of "good night, baby" and "sleep tight, baby." The song makes use of the happy-go-lucky, upbeat musical style that characterized the Beach Boys' music, adding to the overall mood of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Wouldn't it be nice if we were older
Wouldn't it be nice if we were already grown up
Then we wouldn't have to wait so long
We wouldn't have to wait so long for things to happen
And wouldn't it be nice to live together
It would be great if we could live together
In the kind of world where we belong
In a world where we feel like we belong
You know it's gonna make it that much better
It will make everything better
When we can say good night and stay together
When we can say good night and still be together
Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up
Wouldn't it be nice if we could start the day together
In the morning when the day is new
In the morning, when the day is just beginning
And after having spent the day together
After spending the day together
Hold each other close the whole night through
To hold each other close all night long
The happy times together we've been spending
The happy times we've been experiencing together
I wish that every kiss was never-ending
I want every kiss to last forever
Oh, wouldn't it be nice
It would be great if that could happen
Maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray it might come true
Maybe if we keep thinking, wishing, hoping and praying it will happen
Baby, then there wouldn't be a single thing we couldn't do
We would be able to achieve anything we wanted
We could be married (We could be married)
We could get married
And then we'd be happy (And then we'd be happy)
And then we would be happy
Oh, wouldn't it be nice
It would be great if that could happen
You know, it seems the more we talk about it
The more we talk about it
It only makes it worse to live without it
It only makes it harder to live without it
But let's talk about it
But let's keep talking about it
Wouldn't it be nice
It would be great
Good night, baby
Good night, my love
Sleep tight, baby
Sleep well, my love
Good night, baby
Good night, my love
Sleep tight, baby
Sleep well, my love
Writer(s): Tony Asher, Brian Douglas Wilson, Mike E. Love
Contributed by Adeline P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.