In every heart there is a room A sanctuary safe and strong To heal the wounds from lovers past Until a new one come along I spoke to you in cautious tones You answered me with no pretense And still I feel I've said too much My silence is my self defense And every time I've held the rose It seems I'd 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 Well that would be my worst mistake So I will share this room with you You can have this heart to rake 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 will choose to be with you As if the choice were mine to make You can make decisions too And you can have this heart to rake And so it goes, and so it goes And you're the only one Who knows