In every heart there is a room,
a sanctuary safe and strong,
to heal the wounds
from lovers past,
until a new one comes along.

i spoke to you in cautious tones
you answered me with no pretense,
and still i feel
i said too much
my silence is my self defense.

and every time i've held a rose,
it seems i only felt the thorns,
and so it goes, and so it goes
and so will you soon i suppose
but if my silence made you leave
then that would be my worst mistake,
so i will share this room with you
and you can have this heart to break.

and this is why my eyes are closed
it's just as well for what i've seen,
and so it goes and so it goes,
and you're the only one who knows
so i will choose to be with you,
that's if the choice were mine to make
but you can make decisions too
and you can have this heart to break
and so it goes and so it goes,
and your the only one who knows
[billy joel::and so it goes]

ich kann stundenlang sitzen, das lied hören, trinken, vielleicht rauchen.. singen, vor mich hin melancholieren..
ein stilles lied, ein berührender stiller song der mich mit einer derartigen wucht überrollt und einschließt die alles in mir bewegt und schließlich.. stilllegt.