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1. Nothing is so good it lasts eternally,
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perfect situations must go wrong.
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But this has never yet prevented me,
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from wanting far too much, for far too long.
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2. Looking back, I could have done it differently,
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won a few more moments, who can tell?
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But it took time to understand the man,
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now at least I know, I know him well.
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Wasn't it good (wasn't it good), wasn't it fine (wasn't it fine)
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isn't it madness, he can't be mine.
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But in the end, he needs a little bit more than before,
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Security (he needs fantasy and freedom). I know him so well !
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3. No one in your life is with you constantly,
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no one is completely on your side.
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And though I move my world to be with him,
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still the gap between us is too wide.
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4. Looking back, I could've played it differently,
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learned about the man before I fell.
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But I was ever so much younger then,
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now at least I know, I know him well.
G C
Wasn't it good (oh, so good), wasn't it fine (so fine),
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isn't it madness, he can't be mine.
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Didn't I know, how it would go,
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if I knew from the start, why am I falling (apart) + REFRAIN
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it took some time to understand him, ooh, I know him so well.
Written by Benny Andersson/Tim Rice/Björn Ulvaeus