Lyrics to
More Fool Me

This version of More Fool Me was released by Genesis in 1973.

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Here am I
Who while away the mornings
Since you’ve gone
Too long have I lay alone
Not knowing which way to turn.

And there you are
Quite sure that you were right
Knowing full well
That I’d be the first one
To go down.

And you’d be the one who was laughing
Except when things weren’t going your way
And then the lady would say that she’d had enough
Wandering around on her own.

The day you left
Well I think you knew you’d not be back
Well at least it would seem that way
Because you never said goodbye.
But when it comes round to you and me
I’m sure it will work out alright.

And you’d be the one who was laughing
And giving me something I don’t need
And you know, I’d always hold you and keep you warm
Oh! more fool me.

Ah, but when it comes
Round to you and me
I ask myself
Do I really believe
In your love.

Yes, I’m sure it will work out alright.

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When you decide to study the lyrics to More Fool Me, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1973 song by Genesis. Some of the lyrics to More Fool Me have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Genesis and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to More Fool Me if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to More Fool Me" means the words set to the music of More Fool Me, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Genesis. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to More Fool Me and the lyrics to More Fool Me are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Genesis who came here looking just for the lyrics to More Fool Me, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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