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Fools And Friends
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Rock
Fools And Friends was released on January 1, 1969 by Stax as a part of the album The Knowbody Else
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1969
LabelStax
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM129

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Knowbody Else
The Knowbody Else
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Artis Brewer, Jr.
Artis Brewer, Jr.
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jim Stewart
Jim Stewart
Producer
Ron Capone
Ron Capone
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Hyman often sat down to write a song
With the help of some expensive words
He was coming right along
He wrote about his troubles
And then he wrote of death
He wrote about his love affairs
And then about himself
He played his favorite two chords
He played them back and forth
He sang his verse and banged the strings
Until his throat was hoarse
And then some unexpected changes
That hardly made good sense
And he proudly viewed coarse fingertips
To be used as evidence
I'm speaking of the gentle
Fools are rude and mean
I don't know if I'd make a judge
It's only what I've seen
There's love inside everyone
For yourself or someone else
And they'll want to take you with them
On their side of the fence
But a friend of mine once told me
If your neighbor's house should burn
He'll want your house to follow
Depressed was I to learn
Friends all around that fear
My cold condemning stare
Handed down from older men
They seem too insane to care
Then again I don't understand them
I must be truly dense
But I think what they call genius
Is simple common sense
I'm speaking of the gentle
Fools are rude and mean
I don't know if I'd make a judge
It's only what I've seen
I'm speaking of the gentle
Fools are rude and mean
I don't know if I'd make a judge
It's only what I've seen
Written by: Artis Brewer, Jr.
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