The Fool (Lee Ann Womack song)

"The Fool"
Single by Lee Ann Womack
from the album Lee Ann Womack
B-side	"Trouble's Here"
Released	May 19, 1997
Genre	Country
Length	3:32
Label	Decca Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Marla Cannon-Goodman, Gene Ellsworth, Charlie Stefl
Producer(s)	Mark Wright
Lee Ann Womack singles chronology
"Never Again, Again" (1997) "The Fool" (1997) "You've Got to Talk to Me" (1997)
Music video
"The Fool" at CMT.com

"The Fool" is a song written by Marla Cannon-Goodman, Gene Ellsworth and Charlie Stefl, and recorded by American country music artist Lee Ann Womack. It was released in May 1997 as the second single from her eponymous debut album. The song peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs^[1]) chart, her first of four songs to just miss the top spot.