Somewhere there should be for all the world to see
A statue of a fool made of gold
An image of a man who let love slip through his hands
Then let it sit there all alone
So build a statue and oh, build it high
So that all can see
And inscribe the world’s greatest fool
And name it after, after me
And there on his face a gold tear should be placed
To honor every tear he shed
And I think it would show that everyone would know
That lived inside was a broken heart
So build a statue and oh, build it high
So that all can see
And inscribe the world’s greatest fool
And name it after, after me, yeah
So build a statue and oh, build it high
So that all can see
And inscribe the world’s greatest fool
And name it after me, oh yeah
And name it after, after me
The fool, the fool, oh
I was a fool, I was a fool to ever let you go, oh baby
Oh girl, oh baby and name it after, after me
The fool, the fool and name it after, after me
Alright now
Won’t make the same mistake again, no, no, yeah
Statue of a fool, fool, fool
Somewhere there should be for all the world to see
A statue of a fool, made out of gold
An image of a man who let love slip right through his hands
Then let it stand alone
So that everyone can see
And carve on it an inscription
"The World's Greatest Fool"
And name it after me
And on its face should be carved a golden tear
To honor every tear he's cried
And I think that would show, that everyone would see
That inside it there's a broken heart
So build the statue high, high
So that everyone can see
And carve on it an inscription
"The World's Greatest Fool"
And name it after me, yes
So build the statue high, high
So that everyone can see
And carve on it an inscription
"The World's Greatest Fool"
And name it after me, oh yes
And name it after me
Fool, fool, oh
I was a fool, I was a fool when I let you go, oh baby
Oh girl, oh baby, and name it after me
Fool, fool, and name it after me
Alright, now
I won't make the same mistake again, no, no, yes
Statue of a fool, fool, fool