Lyrics & Translation
Dive into Michael Bolton's powerful early rock sound with "Fools Game"! This song, a blend of hard rock and melodic pop, offers a fantastic way to explore English vocabulary related to complex emotions and relationships. Its direct and relatable lyrics provide insights into feelings of frustration and emotional manipulation, making it a compelling piece to learn and understand. Pay attention to the strong rock vocals and expressive storytelling – they truly make this song special and aid in language comprehension.
[English]
(upbeat electro music)(upbeat guitar music) (upbeat rock rock music)
♪ When I met you ♪
♪ Oh, you know at first you had me so confused ♪
♪ I used to lay awake at night ♪
♪ Just copin' with the feelings I so long refused ♪
♪ Well, I surrendered my love ♪
♪ I saw you turn your heart stone-cold to ice, darlin' ♪
♪ I put my heart on the line for you ♪
♪ Oh, I did, I put my heart on the line ♪
♪ Yeah ♪ (upbeat rock music)
♪ First you take me to the highest ground ♪
♪ Then you keep me hanging like some foolish clown ♪
♪ It's such a fools' game ♪ (upbeat rock music)
♪ Yeah, it's such a fools' game ♪
♪ I keep playing such a fools' game ♪
♪ Yeah, I keep on playin' ♪
♪ I keep on playin' this fools' game ♪
♪ Yeah, this fools' game ♪
♪ I can't take another sleepless night ♪
♪ It's time to light the fire down inside of you ♪
♪ I don't mind, I have the sun on my back ♪
♪ To get a feeling that you never knew ♪
♪ You never knew ♪
♪ Got the secret in the palm of your hands ♪
♪ Will you keep it, woman ♪
♪ Will you break this man ♪
♪ It's such a fools' game ♪
♪ Yeah, it's such a fools' game ♪
♪ I keep playing such a fools' game, forever ♪
♪ I keep on playin' ♪
♪ Playin' a fools' game ♪
(upbeat rock guitar riff) (upbeat rock music)
♪ Girl, I know you're playin' full time ♪
♪ But it may be too late when you make up your mind ♪
(upbeat electro music) (rhythmic drumbeat)
(upbeat elector guitar riff) (upbeat rock music)
♪ Yeah, you keep me in this fools' game ♪
♪ Forever, in your fools' game ♪
♪ You got me caught up in this fools' game ♪
♪ Such a fools' game ♪
♪ Oh, no, a fools' game ♪
♪ How long, a fools game ♪
♪ Will you keep me in this fools' game ♪
♪ Forever in your fools' game ♪
♪ Yeah, fools' game, fools' game ♪
♪ There's no way to win as long as I'm in ♪
♪ It's such a fools' game, fools' game ♪
♪ Why waste my precious time ♪ (upbeat rock music)
♪ I put my heart on the line ♪
♪ You better make up your mind, yeah ♪
♪ I can't keep playing along ♪
Key Vocabulary
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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heart /hɑːt/ A1 |
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game /ɡeɪm/ A2 |
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foolish /ˈfuːlɪʃ/ B1 |
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confused /kənˈfjuzd/ B1 |
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surrender /səˈrɛndər/ B2 |
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turn /tɜːrn/ A2 |
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line /laɪn/ A2 |
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night /naɪt/ A1 |
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fire /ˈfaɪər/ A2 |
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secret /ˈsiːkrət/ B2 |
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waste /weɪst/ B1 |
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precious /ˈprɛʃəs/ C1 |
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win /wɪn/ A2 |
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keep /kiːp/ A2 |
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play /pleɪ/ A1 |
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feel /fiːl/ A1 |
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sleepless /ˈsliːpləs/ C1 |
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ground /ɡraʊnd/ A2 |
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stone‑cold /stoʊn koʊld/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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