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The Fool

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The Fool

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The butterfly dances overhead

And the dark lights up my lips

I'm steppin' right off the edge

Can you take on the fool?

Trancin' round a field of joy

I change from girl to boy

Can you deliver fun from cruel?

Could you laugh at truth with a fool?

Can you deliver fun from cruel?

Could you laugh at truth with a fool?

I got no name and

I got no race and

I got no mind to

Tie down with you

I'd give you all my

Sidekick flowers but

You can't have me, no

I am the fool

{You trust me too strong to refuse} (?)

Sweet fool, what's to loose?

You could begin at the end if you choose

The mad hold hands with the fool

Sunlight fills the everywhere

As we step right off the edge

Could you wear the world as your jewel,

Or could you shine it on as a fool?

Could you wear the world as your jewel,

Or could you shine it on as a fool?

You want teasin' and

You want freedom and

You want pleasin' to

Be taught in school

You need playthings and

Everyday things but

You can't have me, no

I am the fool

I got no name and

I got no race and

I got no mind to

Tie down with you

I'd give you all my

Sidekick flowers but

You can't have me, no

I am the fool

You want teasin' and

You want freedom and

You want pleasin' to

Be taught in school

You need playthings and

Everyday things but

You can't have me, no

You are the fool

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