Foolish One (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)

My cards are on the table, yours are in your hands

Chances are tonight you've already got plans

And chances are I will talk myself to sleep again

You give me just enough attention to keep my hopes too high

Wishful thoughts forget to mention when something's really not right

And I will block out these voices of reason in my head

And the voices say, "You are not the exception

You will never learn your lesson, foolish one

Stop checking your mailbox for confessions of love that ain't never gonna come

You will take the long way, you will take the long way down"

You know how to keep me waiting, I know how to act like I'm fine

Don't know what to call this situation but I know I can't call you mine

And it's delicate, but I will do my best to seem bulletproof

'Cause when my head is on your shoulder it starts thinking you'll come around

And maybe someday when we're older this is something we'll laugh about

Over coffee every morning while you're watching the news

But then the voices say, "You are not the exception

You will never learn your lesson, foolish one

Stop checking your mailbox for confessions of love that ain't never gonna come

You will take the long way, you will take the long way down

Foolish one

Stop checking your mailbox for confessions of love that ain't never gonna come

You will have to learn the hard way instead of walking out"

Now I'm sliding down the wall with my head in my hands

Saying, "How could I not see the signs?"

Oh, you haven't written me or called

But goodbye screaming in the silence

And the voices in my head are telling me why

'Cause you got her on your arm and me in the wings

I'll get your longing glances but she'll get your ring

And you will say you had the best of intentions

And maybe I will finally learn my lesson

But then the voices say, "You are not the exception

You will never learn your lesson, foolish one

Stop checking your mailbox for confessions of love that ain't never gonna come

You will take the long way, you will take the long way down

Foolish one

Stop checking your mailbox for confessions of love that ain't never gonna come

You will have to learn the hard way instead of walking out"

Ain't never gonna come

Ooh, you will learn the hard way now

Foolish one

Sitting 'round waiting for confessions of love, they ain't never gonna come

And thinking he's the one, you should've been walking out

Foolish one

The day is gonna come for your confessions of love, when all is said and done

He just wasn't the one, no, he just wasn't the one