He came from somewhere back in her long ago The sentimental fool don't see Tryin' hard to recreate What had yet to be created once in her life She musters a smile For his nostalgic tale Never coming near what he wanted to say Only to realize It never really was She had a place in his life He never made her think twice As he rises to her apology Anybody else would surely know He's watching her go But what a fool believes he sees No wise man has the power to reason away What seems to be Is always better than nothing And nothing at all keeps sending him Somewhere back in her long ago Where he can still believe there's a place in her life Someday, somewhere, she will return She had a place in his life He never made her think twice As he rises to her apology Anybody else would surely know He's watching her go But what a fool believes he sees No wise man has the power to reason away What seems to be Is always better than nothing There's nothing at all But what a fool believes he sees But what a fool believes he sees No wise man has the power to reason away What seems to be Is always better than nothing There's nothing at all But what a fool believes he sees
He came from somewhere back in her long ago The sentimental fool don't see Tryin' hard to recreate What had yet to be created once in her life She musters a smile For his nostalgic tale Never coming near what he wanted to say Only to realize It never really was She had a place in his life He never made her think twice As he rises to her apology Anybody else would surely know He's watching her go But what a fool believes he sees No wise man has the power to reason away What seems to be Is always better than nothing And nothing at all keeps sending him Somewhere back in her long ago Where he can still believe there's a place in her life Someday, somewhere, she will return She had a place in his life He never made her think twice As he rises to her apology Anybody else would surely know He's watching her go But what a fool believes he sees No wise man has the power to reason away What seems to be Is always better than nothing There's nothing at all But what a fool believes he sees But what a fool believes he sees No wise man has the power to reason away What seems to be Is always better than nothing There's nothing at all But what a fool believes he sees
“What a Fool Believes” foi escrita em parceria por Michael McDonald e Kenny Loggins, dois artistas que na época já eram reconhecidos por suas composições pop‑rock.
A gravação da música contou com Michael McDonald nos vocais principais, destacando seu timbre característico que se tornou marca dos Doobie Brothers nesse período.
Lançada como single do álbum *Minute by Minute* (1978), a faixa entrou nas paradas em 20 de janeiro de 1979 na posição 73 e subiu até liderar o Billboard Hot 100 em 14 de abril de 1979, permanecendo no topo por uma semana.
No Grammy de 1980, “What a Fool Believes” conquistou simultaneamente as categorias Song of the Year e Record of the Year, um feito raro para uma canção de pop‑rock.
O sucesso da canção impulsionou a popularidade do álbum *Minute by Minute*, consolidando o período em que Michael McDonald assumiu a liderança vocal dos Doobie Brothers.
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