Glorious Fool John Martyn

Out of the west come a glorious fool
He tried to impress me with curious cool
He lied from the start
But I knew just what he was trying

He lied to his mother
And lied to the rest
He lied to his brother
Who loved him the best
He lied to himself
I believe that he lied to my children

They say that half the lies he tells you are not true
They say that half the lies he tells you are not true
Half the lies he tells you are not true
You know that half the lies he tells you are not true

You may come to the white house
You may walk through the white door
And may come to the white building
Sleep on the white house floor

You've come to the wrong people
Come to the wrong floor, yeah
You knocked on the wrong window
Come to the wrong door, he