R.C. Freeman
(c) 2023 / ASCAP
Lyrics
American Fool [How Was I to Know] (Ver 3)
R.C. Freeman © 2023
Hearts can be so cruel
I rode alone
An American fool
Chestnut eyes
Stirred my soul
Straight up twistin' what was real
I lost control
She won my heart
Made me her crown jew'l
Her flame would burn
This American Fool
How was I to know
How was I to know
She could be so cold
How was I to know
Platform Six
Time to board
Fast Train tickets to Marseilles
I could not afford
No sign of her
Hearts can be so cruel
I rode alone
An American fool
How was I to know
How was I to know
She could be so cold
How was I to know
She never let it show
She never planned to go
It was never clear
She’d leave me standin’ here
How was I to know
How was I to know
She could be so cold
How was I to know
How was I to know
How was I to know
She could be so cold
How was I to know
No sign of her
Hearts can be so cruel
I rode alone
An American fool
So all alone
An American fool