1964 As Tears Go By ( Y+ J8 h+ [; D1 BMarianne Faithfull" h, e! f m" ]3 h% f$ _3 K( a
3 N( k$ x; e) l. R& g$ r/ T5 nIt is the evening of the day$ a( n7 w1 {9 L+ [
I sit and watch the children play. }" p# r6 R8 u& ^* Z
Smiling faces I can see 4 ]8 z5 a3 ~7 U1 GBut not for me0 |( V- {; A3 a
I sit and watch as tears go by c% o6 O" C, Y; Y4 I
6 g6 t$ N6 N; ?) C0 ^My riches can't buy everything 6 T: q. `9 Y& `! WI want to hear the children sing# V" E% _/ p# F4 z) H! [6 }: W
All I hear is the sound. _ E j8 M" @' q* H1 l0 _1 k
Of rain falling on the ground# I* Q6 o7 }' J$ `6 `- J
I sit and watch as tears go by( M9 |2 N u4 R* c$ W
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It is the evening of the day : u( Y. v, ^9 K; W% RI sit and watch the children play& P: W$ a ~' l/ G+ ~
Doing things I used to do& V5 k5 e7 E/ `
They think are new ( }" G1 C) j! S$ FI sit and watch as tears go by
Cat Stevens, Morning has broken & A, i" M" y) `) w- }, G# ~ 7 t- Y& b! |1 T+ f6 P- E. e Q c7 v! D4 L% \7 z: u0 a# c4 g/ E% `The grass roots, Midnight confessions& W! B( G4 e2 n C& @
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Loving Spoonful, summer in the city 0 R! H; H& q1 L8 P, C0 G* _# j# t3 k! r _ i
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George Harrison, Give Me Love * q: w) \0 S- M7 ?/ z& R
1958 Poor little Fool7 d, L! w& M2 f: X7 E6 T
Ricky Nelson ' q+ \+ x( c B, k3 `# Z
, m) W+ Z7 w2 dI used to play around with heart* z/ s& C. d* r* w+ ?. h. \
Pacing at my call$ e) D B9 _1 ?* T3 E
When I met that little girl8 T* P/ h* p1 p: E
I knew that I wound fall" U% l: l* g2 W7 ]
Poor little fool oh yeah 3 y% T8 E8 b: L! l8 e+ {I was a fool huh huh . m; c/ s& e" f# x* A! Q- s* S% N. a2 m
She'd play around and tease me" h+ a* r- j' ?# w- m" \* k+ F
With her carefree devil eyes 4 X S! W# l) {; r; OShe'd hold me close and kiss me) b b( _' \" k8 h3 W5 @
But her heart was full of lies5 N+ f9 k1 h; a
Poor little fool oh yeah6 b' N5 L4 @6 j9 t9 `8 m+ w* H2 V3 \
I was a fool huh huh 6 r5 j3 f2 P7 Z, K, B7 @* ?& y5 t9 f+ k* p9 w5 @7 p- R! Q$ F9 r
She told me that she cared for me! o" l# N3 }+ R0 A* s; v
And that we'd never part3 K Z2 S5 d3 L
So for the very first time* P E1 M d5 [9 ]
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I gave away my heart2 m a0 e1 p* F8 p
Poor little fool oh yeah& S ~1 ^$ F+ q7 [3 v8 {1 e
I was a fool huh huh- `/ l0 I! t, m+ ?' l
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Next day she was gone And I knew she lied to me 4 s; y0 w) i5 C. m, K$ ZShe left me with a broken heart4 j, v% H; H/ g7 U* a& P
And won her victory6 v0 C0 ?3 c3 k# a1 @
Poor little fool oh yeah# [- ^% c$ C4 T |3 G0 p3 Q
I was a fool huh huh % l: q" }; n2 b1 s: d' X0 Q5 k. C' ]' G0 Z6 ]$ F0 E" Y* o; R
I played this game with other hearts2 R' S- D- n8 o1 b+ V
But I'd never thought I'd see 8 ~1 z' g' v, [; i9 `3 jThe day when someone else would play6 ?' y2 E# d) ]" m, _& T. {; Z7 l0 I
those foolish game with me $ W1 P/ V* p0 ^5 h7 TPoor little fool oh yeah $ t |( W1 I t7 r7 d! y3 lI was a fool huh huh