Fool Out of Me - Lyrics - Idina Menzel

Idina Menzel is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She rose to prominence when she originated the role of Maureen Johnson in the Broadway musical Rent, a role which she reprised for the 2005 feature film adaptation of the musical. She received a Tony Award nomination in 1996 for her performance in Rent. In 2004, she won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for originating the role of Elphaba in the Broadway musical Wicked. She made her return to Broadway in the 2014 musical If Then. She was nominated for the 2014 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance in If Then.

Hey - Just when you think you are the *** Well, you look down and your fly is unzipped That's when you take a moment to say, "Well, sometimes I'm so totally unhip." Just when the great ones inspire you To throw caution to the wind That's when the mirror mirror on the wall says, "Babe, you better throw your towel in." [Chorus:] All that I don't know Paralyzes me But somehow I keep going on Just settling for this mediocrity And I wonder if god is trying to make a fool out of me [repeat] [repeat] There are legends who die And I've never even heard their songs And there are heroes of a generation Whose poetry is not on my shelf And my soliloquies would make Shakespeare Turn over in his grave And voyagers would forbid me To join in their crusade [Chorus] I wish I could fight against Ali and win I wish I could write with Joni Mitchell's pen Sail the Atlantic on a paddle boat I wish I could smile like Bobby de Niro I wish that the lotto was the number of my telephone I wish I could sing a duet with Bono 'Cause I don't want to sound like Anyone else, you know I just wanna take you under my spell Excuse me for saying What I know down deep is my sin But maybe I'll fool everybody into thinking I know just what I am doing [Chorus]