Lyrics of
Wouldnt It Be Nice

Wouldnt It Be Nice was composed by Brian Wilson, Tony Asher, and Mike Love for the Beach Boys, reflecting on the longing of young lovers to be together and encapsulates teenage escapism. It is part of the iconic 1966 album Pet Sounds, which marked the bands evolution to more complex themes and sophisticated arrangements.

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Wouldn't it be nice if we were older
And 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 goodnight and stay together

Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up
In the morning when the day is new
And after having spent the day together
Hold each other close the whole night through

What happy times together we'd be spending
I wish that every kiss was never ending
Oh, wouldn't it be nice
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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)
- last two bars of intro -
And then we'd be happy (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 lets talk about it
(resume original tempo)
Wouldn't it be nice
Good night, baby