Fool's Paradise - Willie Nelson, Dr. John

I often think off the live I live

And it’s a wonder that I ain’t dead

Drinking and gambling

And staying out all night

Living in a fool’s paradise

My mother told me, my father told me too

Someday my child, fate will catch up with you

Drinking and gambling

And staying out all night

Living in a fool’s paradise

I though I had learned my lesson

Like all fools I have met

But there are things I’ve learned in this world

I’ll remember to my dying day

My father told me, my mother said it right

Said my child, you are ruining your life

Drinking and gambling

And staying out all night

Living in a fool’s paradise

Well I though I had learned my lesson

Like all fools I have met

But there are things I’ve learned in this world

I’ll remember to my dying day

My father told me, my mother said it right

Said my child, you are ruining your life

Drinking and gambling

And staying out all night

Living in a fool’s paradise

Living in a fool’s paradise