Old 97's
"The Fool"

He came from Phoenix in a borrowed VW Bug
To be somebody or just be somebody who
Came from Phoenix in a borrowed VW Bug
Just to prove he was on her like she was a drug
Hallucinogenic with no hangover at all

She kept quarters in a jar in a drawer in a desk
In Reseda, baby, deep in the valley girl
She will give him what he wants if he will only ask
He will give her what is left of his life in this mess
Which will end in no time at all

There is love everywhere you go
But it is never enough

He met his tragic fate in an automobile
With a relatively innocent young girl who
Would be blamed all the fate sat behind the wheel
Just to prove that nothing is, nothing is real
Except the very thing that you can't believe at all

And there is love everywhere you go
But it is never enough

He came from Phoenix in a borrowed VW but
He was the kid voted most likely not to return
To Phoenix in a borrowed VW what did he care
Tomorrow we're all gonna burn
Which you know, so it is no surprise at all

There is love everywhere you go
But it is never enough
No, it's never enough

Love is gonna come
You gotta work it out
You got to be a fool
To be a fool in

Love is gonna come
You gotta wait it out
You got to be a fool
To be a fool in

Love is gonna come
You gotta coax it out
You got to be a fool
To be a fool in

Fool to be a fool
You got to be a fool
To be a fool in love