nothing is so good it lasts eternally
perfect situations must go wrong
but this has never yet prevented me
from wanting far too much, for far too long

looking back, i could have done 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, wasn't he fine
isn't it madness, he can't be mine
but in the end, he needs
a little bit more than me for security
iknow him so well

no one in your life is with you constantly
no one is completely on your side
and though i moved my world to be with him
still the gap between us is too wide

looking back, i could've played it differently
learned about the man before i fell
but it was ever so much younger then
now at least i know, i know him well

wasn't it good, wasn't he fine
isn't it 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 he fine
isn't it madness, he can't be mine
but in the end he needs
a little bit more than me for security
i know him so well

it took some time to understand him
ooh, i know him so well