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Fool For a WomanI was talkin’ broken hearts, when Sid ordered Seltzer with lemonSaid “Bud, I don’t wanna hear, ‘bout your troubles with womenCos cherry Tums choked down with Rum, was my breakfast of ChampionsAfter bein’ bombed all night, on cheap bourbon and AmbienLonely, desperate and lost, my shadow was my only neighborAnd doggin’ me into darkness, wasn’t doin’ me no favorsSo you’ve got no reason to complainThat crazy gals have treated you cruelSome things invade your soul and veinsAnd force you to live like a foolSo after what drinkin’ put me throughMister, if you’ve gotta be a foolBe a fool for a womanThen Ronnie blew a smoke ring, that floated toward the mirrorHe said, “clouds of loneliness, only helped me see clearerCos I was down 14 grand, at that high stakes poker tableWhen I slammed down the keys, to my wife’s Mercury SableNo more credit at Chase, or advances from my employerBy the time I bet my ring, it was to pay for a lawyerSo you’ve got no reason to complainThat crazy gals have treated you cruelSome things invade your soul and veinsAnd force you to live like a foolSo after what gamblin’ put me throughMister, if you’ve gotta be a foolBe a fool for a womanWell, I’ve lusted for women I couldn’t haveAnd I’ve trusted some women I shouldn’t haveBut I’ve got no reason to complainThat crazy gals have treated me cruelSome things invade your soul and veinsAnd force you to live like a foolBut after what women put me throughMister, if you’ve gotta be a foolBe a fool for a woman©2007 Robert George