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 it fine (oh so fine) Isn't it madness he can't be mine But in the end, he needs a little 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 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 another 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 (Now at least I know him well) 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 Didn't I know (didn't I know) how it would go If I knew from the start Why, why am I falling apart He can't be mine But in the end, he needs a little bit more than before More security, he needs his fantasy and freedom I know him so well It took time to understand him I know him so well