Fool To Myself Lyrics - Singles - Tom Robinson

There were times in my life 

I avoided the voice of my reason 

When respect for myself 

Was the search for a hole in the wall 

When I hated my face and 

Evaded my gaze in the mirror 

Been a fool to myself but 

I ain't gonna do it no more 

I believed all the crap that 

Fanatics were happy to parrot 

And their world of uncomfortable 

Certainties made me secure 

I conformed and performed 

All their torturous mental contortions 

Been a fool to myself but 

I ain't gonna do it no more 

Living each day in a 

Permanent haze of frustration 

Too eager to please and 

Too scared to say boo to a hen 

Lying awake going over 

Each humiliation 

I've been kicking myself 

Again and again and again 

I've tried to be nice all the time 

And control my emotions 

I've pretended I wanna make love 

When I'm ready for war 

And I've planned every move 

And manoeuvre in human relations 

Been a fool to myself but 

I ain't gonna do it no more 

I'm sick to the gills of appeasing the creeps who abuse me 

All the sorrys, I've muttered to others for nothing at all 

Of accepting the verdict of vermin who lie and accuse me 

Been a fool to myself but 

I ain't gonna do it no more 

Been a fool to myself but 

I ain't gonna do it no more