"We've Only Just Begun" is a hit single by The Carpenters, written by Roger Nichols (music) and Paul Williams (lyrics). Ranked at #405 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", it is frequently used as a wedding song.

Personnel
Karen Carpenter – lead and backing vocals
Richard Carpenter – co-lead & backing vocals, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, orchestration
Joe Osborn – bass
Hal Blaine – drums
Doug Strawn – clarinet
Uncredited - tambourine, trumpets

Released in the late summer of 1970, the single featured Karen's lead vocals and the overdubbed harmonies of both siblings. Following their hit, "(They Long to Be) Close to You" onto the charts, "We've Only Just Begun" hit #1 on the Cash Box singles chart and #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming the pair's second million-selling Gold single. It was considered by both Karen and Richard to be their signature song. According to The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (6th edition), on the U.S. Adult Contemporary singles chart, it was the duo's best-performing tune, lasting seven weeks at #1 (beating the six-week stay at the top of "Close to You"). The song also helped them to win two Grammy Awards in 1971. One was for the Best New Artist (The Carpenters) and the other was for Best Contemporary Performance by a Duo, Group, or Chorus (Close to You).

We've only just begun to live
White lace and promises
A kiss for luck and we're on our way
(We've only begun)

Before the risin' sun, we fly
So many roads to choose
We'll start out walkin' and learn to run
And yes, we've just begun

Sharing horizons that are new to us
Watching the signs along the way
Talkin' it over, just the two of us
Workin' together day to day
Together

And when the evening comes, we smile
So much of life ahead
We'll find a place where there's room to grow
And yes, we've just begun

Sharing horizons that are new to us
Watching the signs along the way
Talkin' it over, just the two of us
Workin' together day to day
Together
Together

And when the evening comes, we smile
So much of life ahead
We'll find a place where there's room to grow
And yes, we've just begun

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