I don???t understand how the world can be held On a thread of nothing, hanging in space I don???t have a clue where the chains can be found That bind the stars of heaven and keep them in place Can somebody, please, explain the awesome decree That tells the tide what to do and holds back the sea? I don???t know much about all of these things But I know somebody who does Chorus 1: How many hairs do I have on my head? Is it a hundred or a million??¦I don???t know How many grains of sand on the beach? Is it a billion, a gazillion, a whole lot more? How many years are there left in my life? All I know for sure, it???s fewer than my wife I don???t know much about all of these things But I know somebody who does I wish I could tell you exactly how A little baby grows in his mother???s womb I still find it hard to believe my eyes When I see a rosebud turn to a bloom And don???t even ask me to try to explain How a mighty tree comes from a tiny grain I don???t know much about all of these things But I know somebody who does Chorus 2: My God knew the day that I would be born And he knows to the minute the day I will die He knows every time that a sparrow falls And he counts every tear a baby cries My God even knows when I???m lonely or sad And he knows what to do to make me glad I don???t know much about all of these things But I know somebody who does