Maybe I'm a Fool
Foolishly in Love: Aretha's Soulful Ode to Unending Devotion
Lyrics
Hmm, maybe I'm a fool for loving you so
Expressing uncertainty about the wisdom of loving someone deeply.
And maybe, maybe I'm a fool, I don't, I don't really know
Reiterating the uncertainty and confusion about the emotions involved.
Hmm, but I can't, I can't stop loving you darling, oh yes
Despite doubts, unable to stop feeling love for the person.
Though I tried, oh yes
Acknowledging efforts to move on from the love but unsuccessful.
And maybe, maybe your goodbye was so mean, so mean and unfair
Reflecting on a hurtful and unfair goodbye from the person.
Though you made me cry, my love's still there
Despite the pain, the love remains intact and enduring.
Hmm, and I know, I know that I'll long for your kisses, oh, till I die
Anticipating a long-lasting yearning for the person's kisses.
Oh yes until I die
Emphasizing the enduring nature of the love until death.
Well, I said all of my friends
Referring to advice from friends regarding finding a new love.
All of my friends have told me
Highlighting that friends have advised seeking a new romantic partner.
They said, "Aretha, why don't you find
Quoting friends suggesting the need for a new relationship.
You really need to find somebody new", yeah, oh, oh, yeah
Expressing a desire to find someone new, as recommended by friends.
But what they don't know
Stating that there's an undisclosed aspect in the heart.
What they just don't know is in my heart
Revealing that, despite advice, the heart yearns for the same person.
I'd be wishing, oh, that that someone was you
Expressing a persistent wish for the return of the same person.
So, oh, it's all for you to decide
Leaving the decision to the person about rekindling the relationship.
If you should decide to trap me once more
Suggesting that the person has the power to revive the relationship.
All you got to do, all you got to do is knock on my door
Indicating the simplicity of reconnecting by knocking on the door.
And I said, I said, I'm taking you back
Asserting a willingness to take the person back.
Yeah, taking you back would be foolish
Acknowledging that accepting the person again might be considered foolish.
Then maybe, oh, maybe I'm a fool
Reiterating uncertainty and acknowledging the possibility of being a fool.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Concluding with a repeated acknowledgment of uncertainty and self-reflection.
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