his heart s been through the ringer a time or two poor boy i guess he never knew what ll happen if you close your eyes and let your heart go to lovin blind fool him once oh now shame on you fool him twice well i guess he should ve knew i guess his heart was born to burn i think some fools never learn a fool and his heart how soon they part he just can t hold on to it for very long he s the first one to fall now he can t help himself at all separated from the start that old fool and his heart the poor boy s been hurt so many times goes and lays his heart out on the line the stakes are high he s a gamblin man he ll roll the dice he ll take the chance when the chips down he ll never make the score always seems to keep coming back for more i guess his heart was born to burn i think some fools never learn a fool and his heart how soon they part he just can t hold on to it for very long he s the first one to fall now he can t help himself at all separated from the start that old fool and his heart a fool and his heart how soon they part he just can t hold on to it for very long he s the first one to fall now he can t help himself at all separated from the start that old fool and his heart