Nobody’s Fool

Nobody’s Fool(Henry Paul/Dale Oliver/Jim Peterik)I was the envy of every manWho thought I held the world in the palm of my handNobody ever got the best of meI knew better I knew I was lostI wouldn’t let on despite the costI was only showin’ what I wanted them to seeI was nobody’s foolSomebody who always knew just how to play the partNo angry eyes, no sad goodbyesI walked away before the hearaches startAny fool can run away from loveIt takes a wiser man to fallI’d rather be somebody’s fool than nobody’s fool at allI had the answers to the questions ofMatters of the heart and the ways of loveAll that was missing is someone to call my ownNow before it’s too lateI want to know what love isI lived on the takeI want to learn how to giveI’m tired of payin’ the price of being aloneI was nobody’s foolSomebody who always knew just how to play the partNo angry eyes, no sad goodbyesI walked away before the hearaches startAny fool can run away from loveIt takes a wiser man to fallI’d rather be somebody’s fool than nobody’s fool at allAny fool can run away from loveIt takes a wiser man to fallI’d erther be somebody’s foolThan nobody’s fool at allI was nobody’s foolSomebody who always knew just how to play the partNo angry eyes, no sad goodbyesI walked away before the heartaches startNobody’s fool