"I Know Him So Well" lyrics

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
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
Learned about the man before I fell
But I was ever so much younger then
Now at least I know I know him well

Looking back, I could have played things some other way
I was just a little careless, maybe
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?
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