Weakness Of A Fool Song Lyrics and Chords by Faron Young
Weakness Of A Fool
Recorded by Faron Young
Written by Samuel Manning
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Well I'll admit that
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from the start
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there was this
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certain
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doubt
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That I could ever hold your love for
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long
The tempting thought then
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came to me
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why not
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try her
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out
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You never know you just might be her
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song
I let you lead me
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to believe I
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was your
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only
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thrill
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That I was one exception to the
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Then with cunning ways and
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evil mind you
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moved in
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for the
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kill
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And played upon the weakness of this
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fool
My better judgment
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tells me I
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better
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pack and
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leave
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But then my heart makes another
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I walk away then
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run right back
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knowin'
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that I'll
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grieve
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But that's just the weakness in a
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fool
I've lost a count of
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all the times
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I've walked
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away from
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you
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To have my heart just drag me back
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again
But that's the way a
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fool in love
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will always
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follow
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through
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Knowin' that he has no chance to
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win
I wish that I could
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find the strength
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to free you
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from my
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mind
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And let my better judgment be the
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rule
Oh I'd walk away and
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not return and
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leave you
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far
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hind
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If it wasn't for the weakness in this
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fool
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If it wasn't for the weakness in this
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fool
FAQ
Who sang the the song Weakness Of A Fool?
- The song Weakness Of A Fool was sang by Faron Young.
Who is Faron Young?
- Faron Young (February 25, 1932 - December 10, 1996) was an American country music producer, singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s. Hits including "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" marked him as a honky-tonk singer in sound and personal style and his chart-topping singles "Hello Walls" and "It's Four in the Morning" showed his versatility as a vocalist. Known as the Hillbilly Heartthrob, and following a singing cowboy film role as the Young Sheriff, Young's singles charted for more than 30 years. In failing health, he died by suicide at 64 in 1996. Young is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
