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The Richest Fool Alive

by Patty Loveless

on Mountain Soul (2001)

There's just no way of going back
To change what's come and gone
But if I could go back in time
I'd undo what you've done

I wouldn't look into your eyes
And go completely blind
Or listen to your pretty words
And leave my heart behind

If heartaches were treasure and pain could be sold
If dreams were made of silver and promises of gold
If teardrops were diamonds measured in lies
I'd have a broken heart worth millions
And be the richest fool alive

Next time I'd listen to my friends
Take their advice to heart
And avoid all of this misery
I could've ended from the start

But fools in love don't listen
They don't know right from wrong
They just see what they wanna see
And miss it when it's gone

If heartaches were treasure and pain could be sold
If dreams were made of silver and promises of gold
If teardrops were diamonds measured in lies
I'd have a broken heart worth millions
And be the richest fool alive

I'd have a broken heart worth millions
And be the richest fool alive