Taken For A Fool by The Strokes

Sister, visited us yesterday,
Sister, don’t you forget my number, on the door.
You’ve got something and it’s so (1)________ to see,
Something wonderful that I could not be.
Everybody (2)______________ on for their lives,
But you can’t (3)________ them (4)____________ you don’t have the time.

I know, everyone goes any damn place (5)________ like.
I (6)________ this goes over well, on the toxic radio. Yeah.

You get taken all the time for a fool.
I don’t know why.
You’re so gullible but I don’t mind.
That’s not the problem.
And I don’t (7)________ (8)____________ (9)________ me right now.
Monday, Tuesday is my weekend.
You get taken for a (10)________ all the time.
I don’t (11)________ why.


I can’t let you do those (12)____________ when it means,
It’s so early I don’t want to wake up.
I (13)________ I left you (14)____________ we never grew up.
Mama, it (15)__________ like (16)________ yesterday.
Mama, don’t you (17)____________ my number
I don’t want to be the one at the door.

I know, (18)________________ goes any damn place they choose.
And I hope everyone (19)________ on the toxic radio.
Jewish, in the ghetto, not afraid of anything.
Except that, on (20)________________ else, that (21)__________ maybe hurt the most. Yeah.

You get taken all the (22)________ for a fool.
I don’t know why.
You’re so gullible but I don’t mind.
That’s not the problem.
And I don’t need (23)____________ with me right now.
Monday, Tuesday is my weekend.
You get (24)__________ all the time for a fool.
I don’t know why.
You get taken all the time for a fool.
I don’t know why.
I don’t (25)________ why.

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