Saddle Storms - Fool I Am

FOOL I AM | Saddle Storms | Before the Storm Album

She wore the fool's crown for exactly one lesson. After that, she got smart.

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Fool I Am is the reckoning in Before the Storm — the moment she stops making excuses for him and calls the whole thing exactly what it was. He offered dishonesty and called it love, and she believed him right up until she couldn't anymore. An edged, outlaw country answer song about the difference between being fooled once and staying fooled. Original by Saddle Storms.

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Lyrics:

[Verse 1]

You came to me and said you loved me

Said it easy, said it smooth

For the longest time I believed you

Bought every word, had nothin' to lose

You offered me your dishonesty

Wrapped it up and called it love

I took it like a fool takes anything

That's handed to 'em with a shove

[Chorus]

So a fool I am, yeah I'll wear that crown

But what about you, runnin' your lies around town

You took the love I gave you free

And threw it away like it meant nothin' to me

We were fools in love — no, that ain't right

I was the fool, you were just full of it that night

[Verse 2]

I gave you honest, you gave me hollow

I gave you today, you gave me tomorrow's excuse

Should've seen it comin', should've known better

But love makes a fool outta the smartest fool there is

Now I'm countin' up the lies like cattle

Every one you left behind

[Chorus]

So a fool I am, yeah I'll wear that crown

But what about you, runnin' your lies around town

You took the love I gave you free

And threw it away like it meant nothin' to me

We were fools in love — no, that ain't right

I was the fool, you were just full of it that night

[Bridge — spoken/half-sung, dry delivery]

Funny thing about fools —

we only stay fools once.

After that, we get smart.

And you don't get another shot.

[Final Chorus]

So a fool I am, I'll own up to that part

But you're the one who's hollow at the heart

You took my love and called it a game

Well the fool's done playin' — and he knows your name

Written by Saddle Storms: https://SaddleStorms.com

About Saddle Storms: Wyoming-born outlaw country, western storytelling, rodeo soul, heartbreak ballads, and Code of the West honesty from six generations of ranch life.

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