Donald Fagen
Only a Fool Would Say That
A world become one
Of salads and sun
Only a fool would say that
A boy with a plan
A natural man
Wearing a white stetson hat
Unhand that gun, begone
There's no one to fire upon
If he's holding it high
He's telling a lie

I heard it was you
Talkin' 'bout a world where all is free
It just couldn't be
Only a fool would say that

The man in the street
Dragging his feet
Don't wanna hear the bad news
Imagine your face
There in his place
Standing inside his brown shoes
You do his nine to five
Drag yourself home half alive
And there on the screen
A man with a dream
I heard it was you
Talking 'bout a world where all is free
It just couldn't be
Only a fool would say that

Anybody on the street has murder in his eyes
You feel no pain, and you're younger than you realize
Only a fool would say that
Only a fool

I heard it was you
Talkin' 'bout a world where all is free
It just couldn't be
Only a fool would say that
Only a fool would say that
Only a fool would say that