A Fool Grows Wise

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[Verse 1]
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Some early morn,  a fool is born
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   A fool is born,  for aren't we all
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 And he believes his spoon is of gold
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 And he believes he'll never grow tired or old
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   What a lovely world is before his eyes

[Chorus]
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But little by little
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A fool grows wise

[Verse 2]
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As time goes by,   he learns to cry
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  He learns to cry,  for don't we all
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 One day his dreams get caught in the rain
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 One day he's taught the meaning of tears and pain
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   Soon he learns the loveliest lips tell lies

[Chorus]
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And little by little
  D          G
A fool grows wise

[Bridge]
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 Suppose he laughs at dreams   and skies of blue
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And captures all the world   fools sometimes do
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  What good's the world that he calls his own
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What good's the world if he walks alone

[Verse 3]
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 That's how he learns,  for what he yearns
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  He yearns for love,  for don't we all
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 But love is not a frivolous waltz
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 And when he learns to love love with all its faults
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   Then he knows the meaning of compromise

[Outro]
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So little by little
  D          G
A fool grows wise