[Verse 1]
Look at yourself
Tell me who do you think you are
You're running from here to there
Breaking heart after heart
But didn't you know
Didn't you know that it's all coming back to you
And didn't you know
That you're gonna have some heartaches too
[Chorus]
You're the fool
For thinking everybody's a fool for you, ha
You're the fool, yeah
For thinking everybody's a fool for you
[Verse 2]
I bet you been thinking
That you're out of sight
Well, it won't be long
For what you thinkin', it will be right
But you're gonna lose
Yeah, baby, you're gonna lose out
And you'll be the one
The one nobody's thinking about
[Chorus]
You're the fool
For thinking everybody's a fool for you, baby
You're the fool, yeah
For thinking everybody's a fool for you, mmm
[Verse 3]
Now don't it make you feel good
Knowing you got a lot of hearts on a string?
But when you get down to it, baby
It really doesn't mean one thing
'Cause what you got
It won't be yours for long
And you'll find out
That what you doing must be wrong
[Chorus]
You're the fool
For thinking everybody's a fool for you, baby
You're the fool, yeah
For thinking everybody's a fool for you, mmm
You're the fool
For thinking everybody's a fool for you, man
You're the fool
For thinking everybody's a fool for you
You’re The Fool was written by Sharon McMahan.
You’re The Fool was produced by Don Davis.
Mavis Staples released You’re The Fool on Mon Oct 12 1970.