Why try to hurt me? I've been fair to you
You could have told me that our affair was through
You played the game but, darling, I played the fool

Why did you leave me after all we've planned?
Don't try to tell me, I'll never understand
You played the game but, darling, I played the fool
(I played the fool)

I'll drink a toast to our memory
I chase it down with a tear
I'll wash away that memory
It's my only souvenir

Why did you leave me? Everybody knows
Friends tried to tell me, "That's the way it goes"
You played the game but, darling, I played the fool
(I played the fool)

I'll drink a toast to our memory
I chase it down with a tear
I'll wash away that memory
It's my only souvenir

Why did you leave me? Everybody knows
Friends tried to tell me, "That's the way it goes"
You played the game but, darling, I played the fool