Fool's Paradise

My mother told me, my father said it too He said, "Son, fate's gonna catch right up with you If you keep on drinking and gambling Staying out all night, you're just living in a fool's paradise" My mother told me, my father said it right He said, "Son, you're gonna drop right out of sight If you keep on drinking and gambling Staying out all night, you're just living in a fool's paradise" I have learned my lesson Unlike some fools I've met And things I've seen in this ole world I'm not likely to forget My mother told me, she sat right down and cried She said, "Son, you're just committing suicide If you keep on drinking and gambling Staying out all night, you're just living in a fool's paradise" I have learned my lesson Unlike some fools I've met Things I've seen in this old world I'm not likely to forget My mother told me, she sat right down and cried She said, "Son, you're just committing suicide If you keep on drinking and gambling Staying out all night, you're just living in a fool's paradise" You're just living in a fool's paradise You're just living in a fool's paradise