I often think off -- the life I live
And it's a wonder that I ain't dead
Drinking and gambling
And staying out all night
Living in a fool's paradise
My mother told me -- my father told me too
"Someday my child --- fate will catch up to you
Drinking and gambling
And staying out all night
Living in a fool's paradise"
I though I had learned my lesson
Like all fools I have met
But there are things I've learned in this world
I'll remember to my dying day
My father told me -- my mother said it right
Said "My child, you are ruining your life
Drinking and gambling
And staying out all night
Living in a fool's paradise"
Interlude
Well I though I had learned my lesson
Like all fools I have met
But I've learned, that there are things in this world
I'll remember to my dying day
Outro
My father told me -- my mother said it right
Said "My child, you are ruining your life
Drinking and gambling
And staying out all night
Living in a fool's paradise"
Living in a fool's paradise