The World Knows Far Better

I can hear you knockin’
I can hear you callin’
At my door, where the lamp lights grow dim
In the street, in the street
Where lovers go walkin’
I’m a fool, and the world knows far better than me
And everybody knows where the mighty river flows
Where the secrets of this life unfold
(But) not me, not me, I’ll wander forever
I’m a fool, and the world knows far better than me

I once had many suitors, (I) had money to squander
Had it all in my young, naïve hands
Now it’s gone, now it’s gone, I lost it forever
I’m a fool, and the world knows far better than me