Glorious Fool - John Martyn

Out of the west come a glorious fool

He tried to impress me with curious cool

He lied from the start

But I knew just what he was trying

He lied to his mother

And lied to the rest

He lied to his brother

Who loved him the best

He lied to himself

I believe that he lied to my children

They say that half the lies he tells you are not true

They say that half the lies he tells you are not true

Half the lies he tells you are not true

You know that half the lies he tells you are not true

You may come to the white house

You may walk through the white door

And may come to the white building

Sleep on the white house floor

You’ve come to the wrong people

Come to the wrong floor, yeah

You knocked on the wrong window

Come to the wrong door, he

Watching a person

Watching a leaf

Watching a Christian

Watching a thief

You can watch what you want, when you will

But you can’t watch a liar

Even lied to your children

They say that half the lies he tells you are not true

They say that half the lies he tells you are not true

They say that half the lies he tells you are not true at all

They say that half the lies he tells you are not true

Out of the west came this curious fool

Intent to impress me with his cool

He lied from the start

But I knew just what he was trying

Well he lied to his mother

He lied to the rest

He lied to the people

Who loved him the best

I believe he lied to his children

They say that half the lies he tells you are not true

They say that half the lies he tells you are not true

Half the lies he tells you are not true

Half the lies he tells you are not true

You may come to the white house

You may come to the white door

You walked through the white building

You might sleep on the white house floor

You may come to the wrong building

The wrong door, yeah

You come to see the wrong people

Come to the wrong partner

They say that half the lies he tells you are not true

Half the lies he tells you are not true

They say that half the lies he tells you are not true

They say that half the lies he tells you are not true

Believe me that, half the lies he tells you are not true

Believe me that half the lies he tells you are not true

They say half the lies he tells you are not true

Half the lies he tells you are not true