The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
I wonder who she's seeing tonight
Is she really goin' out with him
He's not her type
And doin' all the things she used to do to me
Well, I'd say something to her
But I get so jealous
When I think of her lovin' somebody else
That I can't think why we ever let go
I must have been crazy
Tell me what kind of fool am I
To just let go
To just let go like that
What kind of fool am I
To lose you
She was cold sometimes
But she made me feel alive
She was such a spoiled baby
But baby, she could love
And she loved me like nobody ever will again
I thought we'd be together
When the world ran down
When the curtain fell and the lights came up
But the Gods or whatever make the world go round
Shuffled when they should have cut
Tell me what kind of fool am I
To just let go
To just let go like that
What kind of fool am I
To lose you
Did it come too easy to the two of us
Did we go too wrong to ever make it right?
Were we too busy checking out the left hand
That we didn't see the right
And tell me what kind of fool am I
To just let go
To just let go like that
What kind of fool am I
Oh baby, please, oh baby
Please come back
I meant to say in time
Baby we could work it out
But I never meant to say goodbye
Tell me what kind of fool am I
What kind of fool am I
What kind of fool am I
To lose you
Is she really goin' out with him
He's not her type
And doin' all the things she used to do to me
Well, I'd say something to her
But I get so jealous
When I think of her lovin' somebody else
That I can't think why we ever let go
I must have been crazy
Tell me what kind of fool am I
To just let go
To just let go like that
What kind of fool am I
To lose you
She was cold sometimes
But she made me feel alive
She was such a spoiled baby
But baby, she could love
And she loved me like nobody ever will again
I thought we'd be together
When the world ran down
When the curtain fell and the lights came up
But the Gods or whatever make the world go round
Shuffled when they should have cut
Tell me what kind of fool am I
To just let go
To just let go like that
What kind of fool am I
To lose you
Did it come too easy to the two of us
Did we go too wrong to ever make it right?
Were we too busy checking out the left hand
That we didn't see the right
And tell me what kind of fool am I
To just let go
To just let go like that
What kind of fool am I
Oh baby, please, oh baby
Please come back
I meant to say in time
Baby we could work it out
But I never meant to say goodbye
Tell me what kind of fool am I
What kind of fool am I
What kind of fool am I
To lose you
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What Kind of Fool Am I? Lyrics as written by Rick Springfield
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