I Was a Fool to Care

James Taylor · Gorilla [1975]

I was a fool to care

I was a fool to care

I was a fool to care



But I don't care

Even if I was a fool

I'm still in love with you



And had I listened to the grape vine

I might have had my doubts

But I did my level best

Just to block them out



Cuz love is so unwise

And love has no eyes

And it took a while for a fool to see

What his friends were on about



I was a fool to care

I was a fool to care

I was a fool to care



Yeah, But I don't care

Even if I was a fool

I'm still in love with you



Imagining your face

It almost fills the empty space before me

I can see your eyes

And almost hear your lovely lies

Oh yeah



I wish I was an old man

And love was through with me

I wish I was a baby on my mamas knee

I wish I was a frieght train

Moving down the line

Just a keeping track of time

Without all these memories



Well I was a fool to care

Well I was a fool to care

I was a fool to care



Hey but I don't care

Even if I was a fool

I'm still in love with you

Baby, yes I am



I could have opened my eyes

I could have seen through your lies

I could have stood for no more

I could have walked out the door



But I was a fool to care

I was a fool to care

Well I was a fool to care

And I was a fool to care



(I was a fool) You weren't nothing but a fool to care

(I was a fool) Just a country fool to care

(Repeat and fade out)