I’ll Be Your Fool

By Joe Ely

On Honky Tonk Masquerade

Released on February 1978

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[Verse 1]

I'll be your fool

I'll be your lovin' loser

I'll be your ridicule

I'll be the one you make fun of when all your plans fall through

Because you sure need a fool


[Verse 2]

I'm not alone

I've seen the ones you run to

I've known the ones you've known

I've seen the ones you come to when you leave your happy home

No, I'm not alone


[Verse 3]

All fools must fall

Some of them get up again, some are made to crawl

Some of them hang on a limb, some sit on the wall

But all fools must fall


[Bridge]

But before I fall

I'll run right down your narrow hall

And warn you other gentlemen

Yeah, before I fall

I'll stand up on your garden wall

Faithful 'til then


[Verse 4]

I'll be your fool

I'll be your lovin' loser

I'll be your ridicule

I'll be the one you make fun of when all your plans fall through

Because you sure need a fool


[Outro]

Yeah, you sure need a fool

Ah, you sure need a fool