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Artist: Jewel
Track: Foolish Games

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You took your coat off, stood in the rain
You're always crazy like that
And I watched from my window
Always felt I was outside looking in on you
You're always the mysterious one with
Dark eyes and careless hair
You were fashionably sensitive
But too cool to care
You stood in my doorway, with nothing to say
Besides some comment on the weather

Well, in case you failed to notice
In case you failed to see
This is my heart bleeding before you
This is me down on my knees

And these foolish games are tearing me apart
And your thoughtless words are breaking my heart
You're breaking my heart

You were always brilliant in the morning
Smoking your cigarettes and talking over coffee
Your philosophies on art, Baroque moved you
You loved Mozart and you'd speak of your loved ones
As I clumsily strummed my guitar

You'd teach me of honest things
Things that were daring, things that were clean
Things that knew what an honest dollar did mean
I hid my soiled hands behind my back
Somewhere along the line, I must have gone off track with you

Excuse me
Think I've mistaken you for somebody else
Somebody who gave a damn
Somebody more like myself

And these foolish games are tearing me
You're tearing me, you're tearing me apart
And your thoughtless words are breaking my heart
You're breaking my heart

And you took your coat off, stood in the rain
You're always crazy like that
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Jewel – Foolish Games
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Genius Q&A
Q:Who wrote “Foolish Games” by Jewel?
“Foolish Games” by Jewel was written by Jewel.
Q:When did Jewel release “Foolish Games”?
Jewel released “Foolish Games” on July 8, 1997.
Q:When did Jewel release “Foolish Games (Radio Edit)”?
Jewel released “Foolish Games (Radio Edit)” on July 8, 1997.
Q:When did Jewel release “Foolish Games (feat. Kelly Clarkson)”?
Jewel released “Foolish Games (feat. Kelly Clarkson)” on February 5, 2013.
Q:When did Jewel release “Foolish Games (Piano Demo)”?
Jewel released “Foolish Games (Piano Demo)” on November 20, 2020.
Q:When did Jewel release “Foolish Games (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain – February 11, 1999)”?
Jewel released “Foolish Games (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain – February 11, 1999)” on November 17, 2023.
Q:When did Jewel release Foolish Games (CD SIngle)?
Jewel released Foolish Games (CD SIngle) in 1997.
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