He kept her picture after goodbye,

She kept believing one more try.

Some call it foolish, some call it fate,

Some hearts hold on, some walk away.

Chorus

Is it a sucker's folly, loving like that?

Laying your heart where it might fall flat?

Holding on too long, or leaving too soon,

Betting forever on a fading moon?

Are we fools for loving, fools for letting go?

Is it better to have loved than never know?

Maybe it's a risk, maybe it's a gift,

A sucker's folly—or the life we live.

Verse 2

He played it safe, never let love in,

Now he wonders what might have been.

She gave her all, though it cost her pride,

Who's the fool—the one who stayed or said goodbye?

Chorus

Is it a sucker's folly, loving like that?

Laying your heart where it might fall flat?

Holding on too long, or leaving too soon,

Betting forever on a fading moon?

Are we fools for loving, fools for letting go?

Is it better to have loved than never know?

Maybe it's a risk, maybe it's a gift,

A sucker's folly—or the life we live.

Bridge

Maybe the fool is the one too afraid,

Who guards their heart till the chance slips away.

Maybe we're braver than we realize,

To love knowing love can still say goodbye.

Final Chorus

Is it a sucker's folly, loving like that?

Laying your heart where it might fall flat?

Holding on too long, or leaving too soon,

Betting forever on a fading moon?

Are we fools for loving, fools for letting go?

Would we change a thing, now that we know?

Maybe it's a risk, maybe it's a gift,

A sucker's folly—or the life we live.

Outro — softly

A sucker's folly...

Or the bravest thing we did.