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Taken For A Fool by The Strokes

Sister, visited us yesterday,
Sister, don’t you forget my number, on the door.
You’ve got something and it’s so (1)________ to see,
Something wonderful that I could not be.
Everybody (2)______________ on for their lives,
But you can’t help them (3)____________ you don’t have the time.

I know, everyone (4)________ any damn place they like.
I hope (5)________ goes over well, on the toxic radio. Yeah.

You get taken all the time for a fool.
I don’t (6)________ why.
You’re so gullible but I don’t mind.
That’s not the problem.
And I don’t need (7)____________ (8)________ me right now.
Monday, Tuesday is my weekend.
You get taken for a fool all the time.
I don’t (9)________ why.


I can’t let you do (10)__________ things when it means,
It’s so (11)__________ I don’t want to wake up.
I wish I (12)________ you ‘cos we never (13)________ up.
Mama, it feels (14)________ (15)________ yesterday.
Mama, don’t you forget my number
I don’t want to be the one at the door.

I know, everyone (16)________ any damn place (17)________ choose.
And I hope everyone well on the (18)__________ radio.
Jewish, in the ghetto, not (19)____________ of anything.
Except that, on anything else, that (20)__________ maybe hurt the most. Yeah.

You get taken all the (21)________ for a fool.
I don’t know why.
You’re so gullible but I don’t mind.
That’s not the problem.
And I don’t need anyone with me right now.
Monday, Tuesday is my weekend.
You get taken all the (22)________ for a fool.
I don’t know why.
You get (23)__________ all the time for a fool.
I don’t know why.
I don’t (24)________ why.

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