Nothing is so good it lasts eternally
Perfect situations must go wrong
But this has never yet prevented me
Wanting far too much for far too long.

Looking back, I could have played it differently
Won a few more moments, who can tell?
But it took time to understand the man
Now at least I know I know him well.

Wasn't it good
(Oh so good)
Wasn't he fine
(Oh so fine)
Isn't it madness
He can't be mine
But in the end he needs a little bit more than me
(More security)
He needs his fantasies and freedom
I know him so well.

No one in your life is with you constantly
No one is completely on your side
And though I move my world to be with him
Still the gap between us is too wide.

Looking back I could have played it differently
(Looking back I could have played things some other way)
Learned about the man before I fell
(I was just a little careless, maybe)
But I was ever so much younger then
(Now at least I know him well)
Now at least I know I know him well.

Wasn't it good
(Oh so good)
Wasn't he fine
(Oh so fine)
Isn't it madness
He won't be mine.

Didn't I know
How it would go if I knew from the start
Why am I falling apart.

Wasn't it good
Wasn't he fine
Isn't it madness
He won't be mine
But in the end he needs a little bit more than me
(More security)
He needs his fantasies and freedom
I know him so well.

It took time to understand him
I know him so well.