You Are So Beautiful Lyrics

Lyric discussion by webzoneus 

Cover art for You Are So Beautiful lyrics by Joe Cocker

I've heard that this song was composed by Billy Preston and he's singing to God, not to a girl.

The clue are the missing second verse from the lyrics above (that Joe Cocker sang sometimes, see watch?v=WR5_oiayAew in youtube) :

Missing verse:

Such joy and happiness you bring Such joy and happiness you bring Like a dream A guiding light that shines in the night Heavens gift to me You are so beautiful to me

before I knew that, I was singing/dedicating this song to my wife and also to my kids :)

Nothing you typed makes it a song about God. It's a song about love. Night is a metaphor for rough times. And Heaven sends gifts to us in the form of partners. This song is too romantic to be about God, although if you hear God than it's about God....

@webzoneus he\'s singing it to his MOTHER ... according to his quote on Wikipedia