And so it goes

I just listended to Billy Joel's "And So it Goes" and it might be the saddest song ever, way beautiful though (how emo of me). The lyrics and melody just spell heartbreak and vulnerability. I love it when you find a song that expresses how you feel when you yourself can't articulate it.

*editor's note: I actually do not feel this way right now at this time in my life. Or at least not to this dramatic extent. I'm in a good place. But I think I could say I have before...

If you want to listen to it I'm sure its on youtube or something. Most I'll do for ye is post the lyrics. So pretty:

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 all I've seen
And so it goes, and so it goes
And you're the only one who knows

So I would 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 you're the only one who knows