i tripped and fell over when i walked the line

i was too busy walking to pay attention to the signs

i hurried to see you when i heard it through the grapevine

i thought you might need a hand to turn the time

a certain fool

a fool for you...

he thought you loved him too...

but a fool is a fool is a fool

i sped through the city and i paid the fine

when a cop pulled me over in a 25

going 99

then i got to your house and i knocked hundreds of times

hundreds of times

til finally i climbed to your window,

but i got tangled up in the windchimes

a certain fool

a fool for you

he thought you loved him too

but a fool is a fool is a fool

la da di da if you say so OK

la da di da if you say so OK

la da di da if you say so OK

la da di da if you say so OK

you opened your window and stuck out your head

you looked me up and down and shelved me up

like some book that you read

you said we were better off and i nearly fell

from the words you said

i was just a believer but i believe i am

just a fool instead

a certain fool

a fool for you

he thought you loved him too

but a fool is a fool is a fool

la da di da if you say so OK

la da di da if you say so OK

la da di da if you say so OK

la da di da if you say so OK

a certain fool

a fool for you

he thought you loved him too

but a fool is a fool is a fool

la da di da if you say so OK

la da di da if you say so OK

la da di da if you say so OK

la da di da if you say so OK

"Written in the wake of a relationship gone awry...I realized at some point that I was putting in more than I was getting out.  And all the while she was well aware of this...and thought me foolish for having affection for her.  It was clearly a trap."

-Will