Dr. John - Fool's Paradise lyrics

[Verse 1] I often think off the live I live And it's a wonder that I ain't dead Drinking and gambling And staying out all night Living in a fool's paradise My mother told me, my father told me too Someday my child, fate will catch up with you Drinking and gambling And staying out all night Living in a fool's paradise [Chorus 1] I though I had learned my lesson Like all fools I have met But there are things I've learned in this world I'll remember to my dying day [Chorus 2] My father told me, my mother said it right Said my child, you are ruining your life Drinking and gambling And staying out all night Living in a fool's paradise [Chorus 1] Well I though I had learned my lesson Like all fools I have met But there are things I've learned in this world I'll remember to my dying day [Chorus 2] [Outro] Living in a fool's paradise