A Fools Lament
(c) 2008 Words & Music by Dewey Wallace
Tell me why I didn't try
All I had to do was get up and say hello
But I was much too scared to try
Now you have gone and you I'll never get to know

Tell me why I didn't go
All I had to do was get up and drive to you
But I was terrified to show
Now you are gone and I can never tell you so

Tell me why I'm such a fool
All I had to do was put forth some effort 
And let what I was feeling show
Now you are gone and we will never get to know
A fool is what I am; a fool is what I'll always be
Cause when you look at me, a foolish fool is what you'll see
The trappings of a fool, they've become my panoply
Please may I take them off, will you come and rescue me

Tell me why I didn't say
All of the things that were needlessly tucked away
I wish that I could say them today
Now you have gone there will never be a way

Tell me why I didn't do
All of the things that would have been right for you
But I was much too proud to try
Now you are gone and we will never get to fly

Tell me why I'm such a fool
All I had to do was put forth some effort 
And let what I was feeling show
Now you are gone and we will never get to know
A fool is what I am; a fool is what I'll always be
Cause when you look at me, a foolish fool is what you'll see
The trappings of a fool, they've become my panoply
Please may I take them off, will you come and rescue me