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Unsuspecting Fool

from Unsuspecting Fool by Joshua Lapo

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This is the first song I ever wrote back in 1994. I'm still surprised at how well it came out despite how little experience I had at the time. This song is an example of how my recording process hadn't evolved very far yet - there's certainly changes I'd make if I recorded it again ... maybe I will some day!

Kudos to Jon Smith for some great lyrics here (which also happen to be some of his earliest song lyrics).

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"Unsuspecting Fool"

Been down this road so many times
The story's all old news
I lay my heart out on the line
And watch as it is used

By Mona Lisas and prima donnas
Who drag me through the coals
Who sharpen their knives on my front teeth
And pierce my very soul

So honey save your smile, your laugh
For some unsuspecting fool
I'll never cry again I swear
I'll never care for you


Don't weep for me as you stare into
My cold unfeeling eyes
As you find my heart is set
Within a cage of ice

The first mistake I ever made
Was setting my heart free
Unchaining it to taste of love
To reach outside of me

So honey save your smile, your laugh
For some unsuspecting fool
I'll never cry again I swear
I'll never care for you


Every man must have someone
To touch, to love, to hold
To stand beside him, take his hand
Keep him as he grows old

That's what they say, but I can trust
No one outside of me
And only when I am alone
Will I be truly free

So honey save your smile, your laugh
For some unsuspecting fool
I'll never cry again I swear
I'll never care for you

credits

from Unsuspecting Fool, released August 23, 2000
Lyrics: Jonathan M. Smith
Music: Joshua B. Lapo

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Joshua Lapo Pocatello, Idaho

Software engineer by trade, songwriter on the side.

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