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 (madness
He can’t be mine

But in the end, he needs a little bit
More than me, more security
He needs his fantasy 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’d move my world to be with him
Still the gap between us is too wide

Looking back, I could have played it differently
(I could have played it some other way)
Learned about the man, before I fell
(I was just a little careless)

But I was ever so much younger then
(Maybe so much younger then)
(Now at least I know 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 (madness
He can’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 (Oh, so good)
Wasn’t he fine (Oh, so fine)
Isn’t it madness (madness
He can’t be mine

But in the end, he needs a little bit
More than me, more security
He needs his fantasy and freedom
I know him so well
It took time to understand him

I know him so wel