Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jill Scott
Jill Scott
Vocals
Darryl Farris
Darryl Farris
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jill Scott
Jill Scott
Songwriter
Darryl Farris
Darryl Farris
Songwriter
Joseph Macklin
Joseph Macklin
Songwriter
Andre Harris
Andre Harris
Songwriter
Donovan Knight
Donovan Knight
Songwriter
Carlos Y Del Rosario
Carlos Y Del Rosario
Songwriter
Terrence Thornton
Terrence Thornton
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Andre Harris
Andre Harris
Producer
Donovan Knight
Donovan Knight
Co-Producer
Keith Ross
Keith Ross
Mixing Engineer
Daniel Kier
Daniel Kier
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh, silly me, my dear, for thinkin' that you'd stay
Gave you my heart and then you ran away
Either I'm stupid, I'm foolish, and you're playin' me
But it seems we were never really meant to be
(So I thought I would try somethin' new)
I wanted to find out if I could live happy without you
And it turned out I wasn't livin' at all (I wasn't livin' at all)
But I wouldn't have ever known if you had just played along
[Verse 2]
I was livin' a dream, believin' things that just ain't true
Oh, I can't believe I ever believed in you
You had me chasin' fool's gold
I was chasin' fool's gold
I was chasin' fool's gold
[Verse 3]
Somewhere deep down inside I knew you wasn't right
But breakin' your spell was a plan I never devised
I would've been here forever, livin' for you
But I would have been livin' forever as your fool, oh
[Verse 4]
I was livin' a dream, believin' things that just ain't true
Oh, I can't believe I ever believed in you
You had me chasin' fool's gold
I was chasin' fool's gold
I was chasin' fool's gold
[Verse 5]
I bit into the apple
I took the wooden nickel, yeah
I was blinded to my core
And I went into the wrong door
And furthermore
[Verse 6]
I was livin' a dream, believin' things that just ain't true
(I was livin' dreams, oh)
Oh, I can't believe I ever believed in you
(I can't believe)
You had me chasin' fool's gold
(I ever believed in you)
I was chasin' fool's gold (I was chasin' fool's gold)
I was chasin' fool's gold (Fool's gold)
[Verse 7]
I was livin' a dream, believin' things that just ain't true
(Oh, I was livin' dreams, mmm)
Oh, I can't believe I ever believed in you
(I can't ever believed in you)
You had me chasin' fool's gold
I was chasin' fool's gold (I was, I was chasin' fool's gold)
I was chasin' fool's gold
[Verse 8]
I was livin' a dream, believin' things that just ain't true
Oh, I can't believe I ever believed in you
You had me chasin' fool's gold
I was chasin' fool's gold
I was chasin' fool's gold
Written by: Andre Harris, Carlos Y Del Rosario, Darryl Farris, Donovan Knight, Jill Scott, Joseph Macklin, Pusha T, Terrence "Pusha T" Thornton, Yutaka Yokokura
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