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, but 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 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 some other way)
Learned about the man before I fell (I was just a little careless)
But I was ever so much younger then (I was so much younger then)
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 fantasy and freedom
I know him so well
It took time to understand him
I know him so well