[Verse 1]
After I've had my last cigarette
When the night is as black
As the night's gonna get
Well, I'm still wide awake
'Cause I still can't forget
I was a fool to let you go

[Verse 2]
And after I've closed
The bar with the boys
And I can't stand the drinks
And I can't cut the noise
Well, I know I'll be back
'Cause there's no other choice
I was a fool to let you go

[Bridge]
Yes, I was a fool to think that I could sleep a wink
In this big empty bed all by myself
And I was a fool to wait 'til it was far too late
Just to tell you of the things that I felt

[Verse 3]
And after I've been
With somebody new
And shе knows what to say
But then not what to do
Well, I know what I've lost
By what I'm going through
Yеs, I was a fool to let you go
[Instrumental Break]

[Outro]
And after I've been
With somebody new
And she knows what to say
But then not what to do
Well, I know what I've lost
By what I'm going through
While I'm counting the cost
My losing you
Yes, I was a fool
I was a fool to let you go