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've 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 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've played it differently
(Looking back I could have played it some other way)
Won a few more moments who can tell
(I was just a little careless maybe)
But I was ever so much younger then
(I was so much younger then)
Now at least I know, 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 won't be mine?
Didn't I know?
(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?
(Oh so 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
Written by B. Andersson, T. Rice & B. Ulvaeus
Produced by Frampton / Waterman for Pete Waterman Productions
