A Fool For You
(FLAC) Otis Redding Lyrics

I know you told me, long time ago
You communicated to me a significant duration back

That you didn't want me, yeah
Your intention was to make me understand that you didn't have any desire to be with me

You didn't love me no more
The affection and attraction you had previously for me had vanished

But I know it was something, oh, that made me blue
There was some reason beyond your expressed feelings causing me sadness

But believe me, child, I've been a fool for you
Despite my better judgment, I have continued to act foolishly in my devotion to you

I've been a big fool for you
My foolish affection for you has been substantial

I know you told me, yeah
You explicitly stated to me

You didn't want me around
You preferred for me to not be in your company

And don't you have a big old man right there
There is another man in your life who is older and more established than I am

In a port, man, away across town
This other man lives in a distant part of town

And I know it's something that makes me blue
My feelings of unhappiness are due to some underlying factor

Believe me child, I've been a fool for you
I am admitting that I have acted foolishly and unwisely in my affection for you

Now did you ever wake up in the morning
Have you ever experienced the following?

Just about the break of day, yeah, uh
Around the time when the sun is starting to rise

Reach over an feel your pillow, wow wow wow wow wow
You put your hand on your pillow and realize that someone you cared for is no longer sleeping next to you

Where that lil fine fox used to lay
Where that person you were attracted to and found desirable used to sleep

Ever since I was five years old, baby
From a very young age, in my childhood

I've been a, a fool for you
I have had an unwise and excessive level of devotion to you

Way down, deep down in my soul, oh
My foolishness and intense feelings for you are deeply rooted within me, in my soul

I've been a fool for you
My misguided loyalty to you has been ongoing

Well I know it's something, oh, what makes me blue
There is some factor causing me emotional pain and distress

Believe me child, I've been a fool for you
I am confirming to you that I have been a foolish and unwise in my love for you

I've been a fool for you
My feelings of foolishness in my love for you have been significant

I've been a fool for you
I have been deeply loyal and misguided in my devotion to you

I've been a fool for you
My unwise love for you has been consistent

I've been just so bad, yeah
My behavior and decisions have been very poor

You don't know what you're doing to me
You are causing me a great deal of emotional pain and difficulty

Well, I just can't understand, yeah
I am having difficulty comprehending the situation and why I feel this way

No no no, baby, yeah
I am expressing my frustration and sadness to you

I've been a fool for you honey now
I have been unwise in my love for you

I've been a great big fool for you, baby
My level of foolishness in my affection for you has been extensive

A fool for you mama
I have acted foolishly and unwisely in my motherly love for you