Don't Want To Be A Fool – English Lyrics

• By: Luther Vandross
• Album: Power of Love

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(slow music)

♪ Love what have you done, oh wow ♪

♪ I was sure up til now that she was a friend ♪

♪ I stayed til the end ♪

♪ Don't be a fool again ♪

♪ I once believed that love was fair ♪

♪ But I don't anymore ♪

♪ She said, I'm a bore ♪

♪ My heart hit the floor ♪

♪ Don't be a fool anymore ♪

♪ Each time around I tell myself ♪

♪ It's the game of love ♪

♪ Ignore the signs and risk it all in the name of love ♪

♪ Well, I've decided I can't let nobody hurt me again ♪

♪ So I'll say it til the end I just don't wanna be a fool ♪

♪ Don't want to be a fool ♪

♪ Said I don't wanna be a fool ever again ♪

♪ Whenever a fool's in love ♪

♪ He doesn't know he's to blame ♪

♪ He's caught in the game ♪

♪ It all ends up the same ♪

♪ He doesn't feel the shame ♪

♪ He looks at love in a different way ♪

♪ It breaks his heart every time ♪

♪ They all turn estranged ♪

♪ But he'll never change ♪

♪ He's never gonna change ♪

♪ Oh, next time around I'll tell myself ♪

♪ It'll be better than before ♪

♪ I won't look back, there'll be no one ♪

♪ Tearing my heart out anymore, my baby ♪

♪ I've just decided I can't let nobody fool me again ♪

♪ So I'll swear till the end I just don't wanna be a fool ♪

♪ Don't wanna be a fool ♪

♪ Said I don't wanna be a fool ever again ♪

♪ No way ♪

♪ I mean no more ♪

♪ Never again ♪

♪ Ooh, no never ♪

♪ I can't be a fool ♪

♪ Can't be, no way ♪

♪ No way, no way ♪

♪ Ooh, I don't want to be ♪

♪ I don't want to be a fool, no ♪

♪ I can't love anybody walking on a one way street ♪

♪ Anyway anyway anyway, no ♪

♪ If I don't find somebody that'll be alright with me ♪

♪ I know I know it'll be alright ♪

♪ 'Cause I decided not to let nobody kill me again ♪

♪ So I'll say it til the end, I just don't wanna be a fool ♪

♪ Don't wanna be a fool ♪

♪ Said I don't wanna be a fool never, never again ♪

♪ Don't wanna be a fool ♪

♪ Can't be a fool ever again ♪ ♪ Don't wanna be a fool ♪

♪ Never, never, never again ♪

♪ Don't wanna be a fool ♪

♪ Can't be a fool ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fool /fuːl/ A2	noun - a person who acts unwisely or stupidly; a silly or stupid person.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection; a great interest and pleasure in something. verb - feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone); feel a deep affection or liking for (someone or something).
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the emotional or moral nature of a human being, as in 'my heart hit the floor' or 'it breaks his heart'. noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system.
end /ɛnd/ A1	noun - the final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story.
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - an activity or sport involving skill, knowledge, or chance, in which you follow fixed rules and try to win against an opponent or to solve a puzzle. In the lyrics, it's used metaphorically for love.
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - cause physical injury or pain to; cause emotional pain or distress to.
decided /dɪˈsaɪdɪd/ A2	verb - (past tense of decide) to make a choice or judgment about something, especially after a period of thinking or discussion.
blame /bleɪm/ B1	noun - responsibility for a fault or wrong. verb - feel or state that someone or something is responsible for a fault or wrong.
shame /ʃeɪm/ B1	noun - a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior.
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	verb - make or become different. noun - the act or process of making or becoming different.
different /ˈdɪfərənt/ A1	adjective - not the same as another or each other; unlike in nature, form, or quality.
fair /fɛər/ B1	adjective - treating people equally without favoritism or discrimination; just.
risk /rɪsk/ B1	noun - a situation involving exposure to danger, harm, or loss. verb - expose (someone or something) to danger, harm, or loss.
estranged /ɪˈstreɪndʒd/ B2	adjective - (of a person) no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated.
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of.
signs /saɪnz/ A2	noun - (plural of sign) an indication, mark, or characteristic that suggests the existence or presence of something else.
bore /bɔːr/ B1	noun - a person who talks too much and makes you feel bored.
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town.
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing); to put an end to or destroy.
tell /tɛl/ A1	verb - communicate information, facts, or news to someone in spoken or written words.