OF ALL THE FOOLISH THINGS YOU DO
(Roger Greenaway / Dennis W. Morgan)


Ross Lewis - 1989



I didn't have the time to be with you
Had another world I was married to
Where money was king
Over everything

Had to be seen in all the right places
Had my picture taken with all the right faces
Made my own rules
To prove that I was nobody's fool

But of all the foolish things to do
I had to say goodbye to you, uh-huh
To follow my dreams
Of all the foolish things to think
I had the answers to everything, oh no
How wrong could I be
I had to go and leave you
Of all the foolish things

(Instrumental Break)

You're livin' now with your three little children
Husband who loves you, he's workin' in building
A life for you
You're happy, it's true

Me, I've hit the big time with my so-called friends
Got a penthouse apartment and a Mercedes-Benz
They say I've done well
But I'm the loneliest I've ever felt

Of all the foolish things to do
I had to say goodbye to you, uh-huh
To follow my dreams
Of all the foolish things to be
The biggest fool I know is me, uh-huh
Now I've finally seen
I got everything I wanted
But not what I need

Of all the foolish things to do
I had to say goodbye to you
Of all the foolish things to do
I had to say goodbye to you
Of all the foolish things to do
I had to say goodbye to you



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2019)