Lyrics You Coulda Fooled Me - Marty Straub

She used to sit behind me everyday. Oh, yeah
But if you'da asked me then I'd say, "She's not my type
Oh, what an ugly sight she was. She picked her nose and navel fuzz
C'est la vie. That's Life
But she grew into a pretty woman. Like Nature said she had it comin
'Though you know I'm not a fool, you coulda fooled me

Now, everyday when I get home my loneliness won't leave me alone
It hangs on tight
The sunset sorta stands so still yet my mem'ry at this moment will forget that night
But lonely hearts will long remember our last goodbye so warm and tender
And they say I'm not a fool. You coulda fooled me

You coulda fooled me when I saw her back in grade school in the park
She was such an eyesore. So you see there's gray in these hairs
"But what about that night?" Uh-uh. Gotta run

So how can I go on so long this way
I know it must be very wrong to pray. What can this mean
It seems I hear the sirens screaming out. "See there he is, so get him
There's no doubt they're on to me
It makes no sense to run away now, 'cause I only live from day to day
Today I thought I'd be so free. Ya coulda fooled me

So maybe I should understand it -how Life could be so under-handed
Maybe I'm no fool, but-- whew-- ya coulda fooled me
Cuz now I'm nobody's fool. Ya coulda fooled me