Poor Little Fool
Ricky/Rick Nelson Lyrics

I used to play around with hearts
In the past, I would manipulate people's affection for my own amusement

That hastened at my call
My romantic targets were all too eager to comply with my wishes

But when I met that little girl
However, when I met a certain girl

I knew that I would fall
I realized that I was going to invest my heart in a relationship and be vulnerable

She'd play around and tease me
The girl would mock and flirt with me

With her carefree devil eyes
She had a bold and mischievous gaze

She'd hold me close and kiss me
She would embrace and kiss me passionately

But her heart was full of lies
However, she was untruthful and didn't reciprocate my emotions

She told me how she cared for me
She claimed to have deep feelings for me

And that we'd never part
And promised that we would never end our relationship

And so for the very first time
So, for the first time ever

I gave away my heart
I trusted her enough to give her my love

The next day she was gone
The very next day, she vanished from my life

And I knew she'd lied to me
I knew that she had deceived me all along

She left me with a broken heart
She inflicted deep emotional pain in me and left me heartbroken

And won her victory
And accomplished whatever her motive was, leaving me defeated and hurt

Well, I played this game with other hearts
Despite being hurt, I continued to use other people in the same way as I did before

But I never thought I'd see
I never imagined that I would face the same cruelty as a victim myself

The day when someone else would play
The day someone else would use the same tricks on me

Love's foolish game with me
The game of love against me

Poor little fool, oh yeah
Oh, poor little me who was foolish and naive

I was a fool, uh-huh
Yes, indeed, I was a fool who fell for a deceitful person

(Uh-huh, poor little fool)

(I was a fool, oh yeah)

(Poor little fool)