you say that it's over this time for good 
but this time around you know that i wish that you would not call me on the phone
i need to get used to being alone 
now you tell me you want me to be your friend 
don't you know i'll be your fool again 

you say now you're gone and you won't be back 
this time around i'm just a little bit smarter than that 
just because you've packed your bags that doesn't mean that you won't return 
that's the lesson i learned the last time i let you back in 
don't you know i'll be your fool again 
(bridge) 

my friends tell me that they doubt it when i tell them i can learn to live without it 
they say it's a game that i can't win 
so you say you found a new man and he treats you fine you say he brings you flowers and bottles of cheap red wine 
you say you like the way he wears his hair but don't you know i wouldn't care if you ever walk out on him 
don't you know i'll be your fool again