After I've had my last cigarette 

  When the night is as black 

As the night's goin' to get 

  Well I'm still wide awake 

Cause I still can't forget 

  I was a fool to let you go 



And after I've closed 

  The bar with the boys 

Though I can't stand the drinks 

  And I can't stand the noise 

When I know I'll be back 

  Cause there's no other choice 

I know I was a fool to let you go 



I was a fool to think that I could sleep a wink 

  In this big and deep bed by myself 

And I was a fool to wait until it was too late 

  To tell you just how I felt 



And after I've been 

  With somebody new 

And she knows what to say 

  Ah, but not what to do 

Then I know what I've lost 

  And I know it's so true 

No, I was a fool to let you go 



And after I've been 

  With somebody new 

And she knows what to say 

  Ah, but not what to do 

Then I know what I've lost 

  And I know it's so true 

When I've seen what it cost 

  And what I'm going through 

I know I was a fool 

  I was a fool to let you go