Never alone Always some new chaperone Seems you're never alone Yeah, you climb to the top of the pile Enjoy the view, stay for a while Hard to get by on your own When you're never alone Life of regret Oh, each drink and each cigarette Leads to life of regret So go out, make your amends Plant you a garden And get you some friends Trouble's still just what you get In this life of regret Chosen by God Well, whether you like it or not You've been chosen by God So stand there, curse at the clouds You know the answer So scream it out loud Never asleep on the job Heaven, oh useless, oh slob Oh, never forget what you're not You've been chosen by god But you're nobody's fool That's the one thing they don't teach in school You ain't nobody's fool Don't worry, you'll turn out fine Better off dead than waiting in line Stick to that golden ol' rule You ain't nobody's fool

I know you think, I'm no match for you baby You like making it rough on me, don' you? My my Back to the shadows, ah, ah, yeah Nothing suits me better than that In time to start the healing Got to learn to be the ball And I can't keep from laughing at it all Whoa whoa, I'm going now I'm going all the way Sooner or later, gotta love somebody I don't care how long it takes Like a shot to the heart, I've got news for you I may not look so smart, but I'm nobody's fool Oh no, lassoing love for you baby Taking it slow, it's too much for me to analyze Still alright, heading into the rhythm Of the southern light Winds of wild insanity Blow with me tonight Shouting love to all you cowboys, alright Whoa whoa, I'm going now I'm going all the way Sooner or later, gotta love somebody I don't care how long it takes You can turn up the heat, but I'm playing it cool I know it's hard to believe, but I ain't nobody's fool I'm going all the way Sooner or later, gotta love somebody I don't care how long it takes You might think that I've not gone to school on you Baby like it or not, I ain't nobody's fool My illusion nation become a sound surprise You may turn to deny it To the place when the clouds stops the wind in the face Leaves you dumbfounded there in his waste I'm going all the way Sooner or later, gotta love somebody I don't care how long it takes Like a shot to the heart, I've got news for you Maybe I'm not so smart, but I'm nobody's fool I'm going all the way I'm going all the way Nobody's fool baby, nobody's fool I don't care how long it takes I don't care listen to the right I'm going all the way Who's fooling who?

I've always given everything of me Every part of me Cause I just wanted to be seen I've always gone too far Giving too much of my heart And I had to write it off, as a loss I wonder if the laugh Cause I've never gotten back What I give Oh, what a stupid way to live I don't wanna be nobody's fool Just so I can be a part of a crowd Who thinks they're cool I don't wanna be nobody's fool Now I'm making it a rule Cause I'm nobody's fool So many years, I've been taking it While they've been faking it To get what they need, from me And every time, I get left in the dust Another love that turned to a bust And now I'm too scared to trust I don't wanna be nobody's fool Just so I can be a part of a crowd Who thinks they're cool I don't wanna be nobody's fool Now I'm making it a rule Cause I'm nobody's fool I don't wanna be nobody's fool Just so I can be a part of a crowd Who thinks they're cool I don't wanna be nobody's fool And now I'm making it a rule Cause I'm nobody's fool And maybe they'll judge Maybe make me out to be the villain But it was me, it was me they were killing And maybe they'll realize Maybe see the world through my eyes But then again, maybe not I don't wanna be nobody's fool Just so I can be a part of a crowd Who thinks they're cool I don't wanna be nobody's fool Now I'm making it a rule Cause I'm nobody's fool I'm nobody's fool

You used me up Without turning a hair I tried to escape Just to find myself caught up in the same old game Oh yeah You kept me in emotional strain You gave me nothing but heartache and pain For five years I hoped against hope Oh yeah Five years I hoped against hope Oh yeah I cried for you And I died for you No longer I'm gonna be your fool But now's the time I'm through with you Nothing is all but certain but it's true I'll be over you Over you I'll be over you Over you Over you Oh ain't nobody's fool And I know there must have been some kind of sorrow So you entrapped yourself inside a bottle And I proved to you my love so true No longer am I gonna be your fool You may be sure I won't make it through without you But the one I leave behind is you I stuck by you Did everything I do No longer I'm gonna be no fool You may be sure I won't make it through The one I leave behind is you I'll be over you Over you Ain't nobody's fool

My friend Stan's got a funny old man Oh yeah, oh yeah He makes him work all night 'til he can't do it right Oh yeah, aha And from the way you blacked my eye, I know that you're the reason why And from the way you fix his tie I see you're gettin' to him, gettin' to him My friend Jack's got an ache in his back Oooooh oh yeah The doc said he'd be fine if he'd just take his time Ohh oh, ooh And from the way you blacked my eye I know that you're the reason why And from the way you fix his tie I see you're gettin' to him, you've been gettin' to him - kinky! And from the way you blacked my eye I know that you're the reason why And from the way you fix his tie I see you're gettin' to him, you've been gettin' to him My friend Pete says his body is weak Oh yeah, aha He told me he can't sleep and his temperature's steep Oh yeah, woho And from the way you blacked my eye, I know that you're the reason why And from the way you fix his tie I see you're gettin' to him, you've been gettin' to him, You've been gettin' to him, you've been gettin' to him Oh yeah!

Whiplash in the dead of night And down on sunset dynamite Blinding lights on the marquee shining bright There's George on his knees again On the town with Miss Zimmerman Alert the media and then my friend Ooh la la in L.A., ooh la la in the U.S.A. One night stands with a one night band is this Ooh la la in L.A., ooh la la in the U.S.A. Making out every turned on a hit and miss You see the food and you feel the force B.L.T. and there ain't no sauce You get enough to feed a horse that's true And down at Barney's playing pool Minnesota Fats is ultra cool A load of balls make you look a fool than you Ooh la la in L.A., ooh la la in the U.S.A. One night stands with a one night band is this Ooh la la in L.A., ooh la la in the U.S.A. Making out every turned on a hit and miss Runaway on the radio A powerplay every hour or so A never ending red eyed T.V. show Ooh la la in L.A., ooh la la in the U.S.A. One night stands with a one night band is this Ooh la la in L.A., ooh la la in the U.S.A. Making out every turned on a hit and miss It's in the dead of night And it's a dynamite The blinding lights are shining brighter and brighter He's on his knees again Alert the media my friend Ooh la la in L.A., ooh la la in the U.S.A. One night stands with a one night band is this Ooh la la in L.A., ooh la la in the U.S.A. Making out every turned on a hit and miss

I like black and white Dreaming in black and white You like black and white Run away See chameleon Lying there in the sun All things to everyone Run away If you're in the swing Money ain't everything If you're in the swing Run away See chameleon Lying there in the sun All things to everyone Run away If you gotta crush Don't beat around the bush When I gotta crush Run away See chameleon Lying there in the sun All things to everyone Run away Oh now can't you wait Love don't come on a plate Oh now can't you wait Run away See chameleon Lying there in the sun All things to everyone Run away Run away Run away Run away