Ok, so your heart is broken nYou're sitting around mopin', mopin', mopin', cryin', cryin' nYou say you're even thinking about dying nWell, before you do anything rash, dig this nnEverybody plays the fool, sometime nThere's no exception to the rule, listen baby nIt may be factual, it may be cruel, I ain't lying nEverybody plays the fool nnFallin' in love is such an easy thing to do nBut there's no guarantee that the one you love, is gonna love you nOh, loving eyes they cannot see a certain person could never be nLove runs deeper than any ocean, it clouds you're mind with emotion nnEverybody plays the fool, sometime nThere's no exception to the rule, listen baby nIt may be factual, it may be cruel, I ain't lying nEverybody plays the fool nnHow can you help it, when the music starts to play nAnd your ability to reason, is swept away nOh, heaven on earth is all you see, you're out of touch with reality nAnd now you cry, but when you do, next time around someone cries for you nnHey, everybody plays the fool, sometime nUse your heart just like a tool, listen baby nThey never tell you so in school, I wanna say it again, nEverybody plays the fool nnEverybody plays the fool, sometime nThere's no exception to the rule, listen baby nIt may be factual, it may be cruel, I ain't lying nEverybody plays the fool nnEvery plays the fool, sometime nThere's no exception to the rule, listen baby nIt may be factual, it may be cruel, I wanna say it again nEverybody plays the fool