[Verse 1]
Only a fool, like fools before me
I always think with my heart
Only a fool, that same old story
Seems I was born for the part
It's a lesson that I've learned
And a page I should have turned
I shouldn't cry, but I do
Like an ordinary fool
When his ordinary dreams fall through
[Bridge]
How many times have I mistaken
Good looks and laughs for bad news?
How many times have I mistaken
Good news and laughs for the blues?
When a road I've walked before
Ends alone at my front door
I shouldn't cry, but I do
Like an ordinary fool
When his ordinary dreams fall through
[Instrumental break]
[Verse 1 repeated]
Only a fool, like fools before me
I always think with my heart
Only a fool, that same old story
Seems I was born for the part
It's a lesson that I've learned
And a page I should have turned
I shouldn't cry, but I do
Like an ordinary fool
When his ordinary dreams fall through
Like an ordinary fool
When his ordinary dreams fall through
Ordinary Fool was written by Paul Williams.
Ordinary Fool was produced by Norman Schwartz.