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Foolish Heart Lyrics
I think I'll take my foolish heart, my friend, and head right for the door
There'll be a better world waitin' if I do
'Cause I know I've been down this road a time or two before
The only time I let my heart turn to you
Now, I won't be blue with dreams that won't come true
I'll take my heart, head right for the door
Still somethin' deep inside keeps tellin' me to make the sacrifice
And askin' me to walk the extra mile
I've walked it now too many times with freedom for the price
Too many times to fight back tears behind my smiles
Now, I won't be blue with dreams that won't come true
I'll take my heart, head right for the door
I know I must seem quite unkind to wander off tonight
And leave the moon up above to hold your gaze
It's only that my foolish heart is bound with foolish pride
Maybe some day I'll see the sunshine on your face
Now I won't be blue with dreams that won't come true
I'll take my heart, head right for the door
I'll take my heart, head right for the door
There'll be a better world waitin' if I do
'Cause I know I've been down this road a time or two before
The only time I let my heart turn to you
I'll take my heart, head right for the door
And askin' me to walk the extra mile
I've walked it now too many times with freedom for the price
Too many times to fight back tears behind my smiles
I'll take my heart, head right for the door
And leave the moon up above to hold your gaze
It's only that my foolish heart is bound with foolish pride
Maybe some day I'll see the sunshine on your face
I'll take my heart, head right for the door
I'll take my heart, head right for the door
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This song's about a girl whose heart wants to fall in love for a no-good man - a man she's had a history with before. Perhaps he was uncaring, abusive or unfaithful. Whatever the reason, she knows in her head he is bad news. But her heart, being foolish and refusing to yield to her mind's logic, continues to pull at her.
It isn't an easy decision, as she's obviously attracted to him. Yet this time she is determined to leave. She's been burned one-to-many times by this guy.
BTW - I absolutely love Allison Krauss' voice! And, especially, in the opening to this song. She's so musical in so many ways .. tone, emotion, phrasing, tempo - she's got it all and uses it to really communicate the emotion of a song :-)