Fool
Chris Rea Lyrics


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Dyin' flame, you're free again
Who could love, do that to you
All dressed in black, he won't be comin' back
Look, save your tears
Got years and years
The pains of seventeen's
Unreal they're only dreams
Save your cryin' for the day

Fool if you think it's over
'Cause you said goodbye
Fool if you think it's over
I'll tell you why
New born eyes always cry with pain
At the first look at the mornin' sun
Fool if you think it's over
It's just begun

Miss Teenage Dream, such a tragic scene
He knocked your crown and ran away
First wound of pride, and how you cried and cried
But save your tears, got years and years

Fool if you think it's over
'Cause you said goodbye
Fool if you think it's over
I'll tell you why

(Fool if you think it's over)
(Fool if you think it's over)

I'll buy you first good wine
We'll have a real good time
Save your cryin' for the day
That may not come
But anyone who had to pay
Would laugh at you and say

Fool if you think it's over
'Cause you said goodbye
Fool if you think it's over
I'll tell you why




New born eyes always cry with pain
At the first

Overall Meaning

look at the morning sun
New born eyes always cry with pain because it is their first time experiencing the world and all its wonders. This song, "Fool If You Think It's Over" by Chris Rea, is about a relationship that has ended but the singer is telling the woman not to cry because the pain will eventually fade away, just like a new born's pain eventually fades away as they grow older. He's reassuring her that it's not truly over because they still have their whole lives ahead of them and they can have a good time together.


The singer is addressing a woman who has just gone through a rough breakup. He calls her a "Miss Teenage Dream" and describes her as a tragic scene because someone has knocked her crown and run away. He tells her not to cry, to save her tears because she has years and years left to enjoy her life. He says that the pains of being seventeen are unreal, they're only dreams, and to save her crying for the day when it might actually be warranted.


The chorus then repeats the message that the singer is conveying to the woman: don't think it's over just because you said goodbye, because it's just begun. He says that he'll buy her the first good wine and they'll have a real good time, but to save her crying for the day that might never come. He ends the song by saying that anyone who has paid the price of a broken heart would laugh at her and say that she's a fool if she thinks it's over.


Line by Line Meaning

Dyin' flame, you're free again
The relationship that was holding you down is finally over and you are free.


Who could love, do that to you
Your ex partner did something so wrong that it's hard to believe someone could do that to someone they love.


All dressed in black, he won't be comin' back
Your ex partner has left and is not coming back, and you are dressed in black as a symbol of mourning.


Look, save your tears
Don't cry about the past, move on to the future.


Got years and years
You have all the time in the world and can take as long as you need to get over this.


The pains of seventeen's
The pain that you feel now is similar to the pain you felt at the age of seventeen, when everything was new and raw.


Unreal they're only dreams
The pain you feel is not real, it's just a dream.


Save your cryin' for the day
Don't waste your tears on the past, you never know when you might really need them.


Fool if you think it's over
You would be foolish to think that this is the end, there is still so much to come.


'Cause you said goodbye
You thought it was the end because you said goodbye, but it's just the beginning.


New born eyes always cry with pain
When you are born everything is new and you feel pain, just as you feel now.


At the first look at the mornin' sun
Every new day brings new hope, so don't worry about the past.


Miss Teenage Dream, such a tragic scene
You were once a teen with dreams and aspirations, but things didn't go as planned and it was tragic.


He knocked your crown and ran away
Your partner knocked you down and left you feeling like you had lost your crown, your self confidence.


First wound of pride, and how you cried and cried
The first time your pride was wounded, you cried and didn't know how to handle the pain.


I'll buy you first good wine
Let's focus on the future and celebrate with the best wine.


We'll have a real good time
We will celebrate the past, the present, and the future.


That may not come
The future is never certain, so don't waste your tears on the past.


But anyone who had to pay
If someone else had to pay the price you did, they would see how foolish it is to dwell on the past.




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CHRISTOPHER ANTON REA

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Lyrics

… Dyin' flame, you're free again
Who could love, do that to you
All dressed in black, he won't be comin' back
Look, save your tears
Got years and years
The pains of seventeen's
Unreal they're only dreams
Save your cryin' for the day

… Fool if you think it's over
'Cause you said goodbye
Fool if you think it's over
I'll tell you why
New born eyes always cry with pain
At the first look at the mornin' sun
Fool if you think it's over
It's just begun

… Miss Teenage Dream, such a tragic scene
He knocked your crown and ran away
First wound of pride, and how you cried and cried
But save your tears, got years and years

… Fool if you think it's over
'Cause you said goodbye
Fool if you think it's over
I'll tell you why

… I'll buy you first good wine
We'll have a real good time
Save your cryin' for the day
New born eyes always cry with pain
At the first



All comments from YouTube:

@kmo3811

Too bad they don't write songs like this anymore. My teen years were the 70's. Best decade of music EVER!

@8weight

100% agree!

@ellzedd4113

It was boring 😴

@fiftygirl4845

60 yrs here...AMEN!!!!

@sgs1262

We were lucky to live in that period

@8weight

@ellzedd41 Then you didn't do it right. lol

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@kensantiago8729

Chris wrote this masterpiece for his sister who was going through a young teen breakup at the time...makes this song all the more special.

@dgprk65

In that case, it seems a bit mean for him to be calling her "fool." Oh well, it's still a beautiful song.

@jimaiello750

But arent most teenage girls foolish at that age? Thinking they are 'in love' and how they found 'the one's, and all the drama.

BTW: Whatever happened to Benny Santini? :-)

@BrianSmith-Fitzgarld

@Doug Park People weren't Karens back then.

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