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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Aaron Neville
Aaron Neville
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
J.R. Bailey
J.R. Bailey
Songwriter
Rudy Clark
Rudy Clark
Songwriter
Ken Williams
Ken Williams
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
George Massenburg
George Massenburg
Producer
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt
Producer
Russell Kunkel
Russell Kunkel
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I
Whoa, I
Okay, so your heart is broken
You're sittin' around mopin', mopin', mopin', cryin', cryin'
You say you even think about dying
Well before you do anything rash, baby, listen to this
[Verse 2]
Everybody plays the fool, sometime
There's no exception to the rule, listen, baby
It may be factual it may be cruel, I ain't lie
Everybody plays the fool
[Verse 3]
Fallin' in love is such an easy thing to do
But there's no guarantee that the one you love is gonna love you
Oh, loving eyes they cannot see a certain person could never be
Love runs deeper than any ocean, it clouds your mind with emotion
[Verse 4]
Everybody plays the fool, sometimes
There's no exception to the rule, listen, baby
It may be factual it may be cruel, I ain't lie
Everybody plays the fool
[Verse 5]
How can you help? It when the music starts to play
And your ability to reason is swept away
Oh, heaven on earth is all you see, you're out of touch with reality
And now you cry but when you do
Next time around someone cries for you
[Verse 6]
Hey, everybody plays the fool, sometime
Use your heart just like a tool, listen, baby
They never tell you so in school, I wanna say it again
Everybody plays the fool
[Verse 7]
Everybody plays the fool, sometime
There's no exception to the rule, listen, baby
It may be factual it may be cruel, I ain't lie
Everybody plays the fool
[Verse 8]
Everybody plays the fool, sometimes
There's no exception to the rule, listen, baby
It may be factual it may be cruel, I wanna say it again
Everybody plays the fool
Written by: J.R. Bailey, Ken Williams, Rudy Clark
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