What a Fool Believes

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What a Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers

About What a Fool Believes

"What a Fool Believes" is a song written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins. The Doobie Brothers (with McDonald singing lead vocals) s from their 1978 album Minute by Minute. Debuting at number 73 on January 20, 1979, the single reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 on April 14, 1979 for one week. The song received Grammy Awards in 1980 for both Song of the Year and Record of the Year. .

What a Fool Believes Lyrics

[00:16.59] He came from somewhere back in her long ago
[00:22.17] The sentimental fool don't see tryin' hard to recreate
[00:26.65] What had yet to be created once in her life
[00:32.18] She musters a smile for his nostalgic tale
[00:38.14] Never comin' near what he wanted to say
[00:42.42] Only to realize it never really was
[00:49.32] She had a place in his life
[00:57.48] He never made her think twice
[01:04.17] As he rises to her apology
[01:07.94] Anybody else would surely know
[01:14.06] He's watchin' her go
[01:17.55] What a fool believes he sees
[01:25.24] No wise man has the power
[01:29.70] To reason away
[01:34.26] What seems to be
[01:40.61] Is always better than nothing
[01:45.77] And nothing at all
[01:49.03] Keeps sending him somewhere back in her long ago
[01:55.38] Where he can still believe there's a place in her life
[01:59.51] Someday, somewhere, she will return
[02:06.24] She had a place in his life
[02:14.43] He never made her think twice
[02:21.61] As he rises to her apology
[02:25.16] Anybody else would surely know
[02:31.47] He's watchin' her go
[02:34.75] What a fool believes he sees
[02:42.01] No wise man has the power
[02:46.87] To reason away
[02:51.02] What seems to be (if love can come and love can go)
[02:57.29] (Then why can't love be so much more?) Is always better than nothing
[03:01.43] (Who's got the power?) And nothing at all
[03:05.42] (Oh my)
[03:06.87] What a fool believes he sees (he believes he's never gone away)
[03:13.29] No wise man has the power
[03:18.30] To reason away (to reason away)
[03:23.01] (Oh, if love can come and love can go) What seems to be
[03:27.02] (Oh my love) Is always better than nothing
[03:32.92] (Better than nothing)
[03:34.00] Nothing at all
[03:36.09] (Oh my love)
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