I am a full grown fool   And I shoulda known better   But I tried and I tried   And I could not forget her      I would go back to her   Time after time   Man I must have been   Out of my mind      All of that cryin' for nothin'   All of that tryin' for nothin'   What has it ever got me   What has it ever taught me      I've got to keep believin'   In somethin' baby   'Stead of just tryin' for nothin   Cryin' for nothin' at all      Well we fought for love   And we fought for trust   And the whole blessed time   It was right there in front of us      We could not reach it   And I don't know why   It took so long   Just to say goodbye      All of that cryin' for nothin'   All of that tryin' for nothin'   What has it ever got me   What has it ever taught me      I've got to keep believin'   In somethin' baby   'Stead of just tryin' for nothin'   Cryin' for nothin' at all      Well her friends all told her   Mine told me   But we would not listen   Could not see      Me and my pride   Her and her dreams   We never ever stood   A chance it seems      All of that cryin' for nothin'   All of that tryin' for nothin'   What has it ever got me   What has it ever taught me      I've got to keep believin'   In somethin' baby   'Stead of just tryin' for nothin'   Cryin' for nothin' at all      'Stead of just tryin' for nothin'   Cryin' for nothin' at all   Cryin' for nothin'