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 good to see,
Something wonderful that I (1)__________ not be.
Everybody (2)______________ on for their lives,
But you can’t (3)________ (4)________ ‘cos you don’t (5)________ the time.

I know, everyone goes any damn place they like.
I hope 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 need anyone with me right now.
Monday, Tuesday is my weekend.
You get taken for a fool all the time.
I don’t know why.


I can’t let you do those things when it means,
It’s so early I don’t want to (6)________ up.
I wish I left you ‘cos we never grew up.
Mama, it feels like just yesterday.
Mama, don’t you forget my number
I don’t want to be the one at the door.

I know, everyone goes any damn place they choose.
And I hope (7)________________ (8)________ on the toxic radio.
Jewish, in the ghetto, not afraid of anything.
Except that, on anything else, that could maybe hurt the most. 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 need anyone (9)________ me right now.
Monday, Tuesday is my weekend.
You get taken all the time for a fool.
I don’t know why.
You get taken all the time for a fool.
I don’t (10)________ why.
I don’t know why.

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