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Nobody But A Fool
Chely Wright Lyrics
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Nobody but a fool would love you
After the way you've done me
Broke every vow you made me, broke every rule
Who'd lie awake all night, cry til you were out of sight
Loving you with all her might
Nobody but a fool
Stars got in my eyes or either rocks got in my head
All I know was your two lips kissed me heavenly
Til yesterday those tender lips kissed goodbye to me
I put on the saddest song ignore the telephone
I go ahead and cry the make-up from my eyes
I let my mind play tricks and then
I let it fool me once again
Into thinkin' that I'll never be alright
Then when I'm no longer crazy and I'm back to my old self
I realize how good I've always felt
[Chorus]
People tried to tell me how you'd hurt me I suppose
But I was blind as any bat and deaf as any post
You clawed me like a tiger, I loved you like a lamb
And knowing I still do just shows me up for what I am
[Chorus]
Nobody but a fool
Nobody but a fool
In Chely Wright's song "Nobody But A Fool", the chorus expresses the idea that only a fool would continue to love someone who has betrayed them. The singer acknowledges that they were blinded by their trust in the person and that they loved them intensely, but now that they are gone, they're left with only the painful memories of their broken promises. The singer even goes through a phase of grief where they cry and play tricks on their mind to think that they'll never be okay again. However, eventually, they come to the realization that they were better off without this person, and that they were foolish to love them so deeply. In the end, the song reveals that the pain of betrayal can make someone feel like a fool, but eventually, they'll learn to move on.
The verses of the song describe the singer's experience with their former partner. They were enamored with them and loved every moment spent together. However, after the person left them, they were shattered and realized that they were foolish to have trusted them so much. They even admit that they were warned about the person's behavior, but they refused to believe it until they were hurt. The song is a reflection of a common experience that many people have gone through, which is why it's so relatable to so many.
Line by Line Meaning
Nobody but a fool would love you
Only a foolish person would still love you, despite what you have done.
After the way you've done me
After the way you have treated me.
Broke every vow you made me, broke every rule
You broke every promise you made to me and disregarded all of the rules.
Who'd lie awake all night, cry til you were out of sight
Who would stay up all night crying until they could no longer see you?
Loving you with all her might
Loving you with all of her strength.
I don't know what it was that made me trust you like I did
I am not sure what caused me to trust you so much.
Stars got in my eyes or either rocks got in my head
Either I was blinded by the stars or I was being irrational.
All I know was your two lips kissed me heavenly
All I know is that your lips were a heavenly feeling.
Til yesterday those tender lips kissed goodbye to me
Until yesterday, those gentle lips said goodbye to me.
I put on the saddest song ignore the telephone
I put on the most melancholy song and ignored the phone.
I go ahead and cry the make-up from my eyes
I let myself cry until my makeup runs down my face.
I let my mind play tricks and then
I allow my mind to deceive me with illusions.
I let it fool me once again
I let it deceive me once more.
Into thinkin' that I'll never be alright
Into thinking that I will never be okay again.
Then when I'm no longer crazy and I'm back to my old self
Then, when I am no longer overwhelmed and I am back to my usual self.
I realize how good I've always felt
I realize how content and satisfied I have always been.
People tried to tell me how you'd hurt me I suppose
People attempted to inform me of how you would harm me, I suppose.
But I was blind as any bat and deaf as any post
However, I was completely oblivious and refused to listen to their warnings.
You clawed me like a tiger, I loved you like a lamb
You attacked me like a tiger, and I treated you with kindness like a lamb.
And knowing I still do just shows me up for what I am
And the fact that I still love you exposes me for who I really am: a fool.
Nobody but a fool
No one other than a fool.
Nobody but a fool
No one other than a fool.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Bill Anderson
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