They call me a fool,
A teenage fool over you.
They say you're plenty hung,
But I'm still in love with you.
Just a teenage fool,
Who doesn't know the price you pay.
Just a crazy fool,
Who doesn't care what others say.
Well, now they say that you play round with other boys,
Well I guess that's just the way you are,
Well, now you know, yeah, you know, that I'll never go,
And I'll always love you so.
When they see us going steady,
Well, then they'll think we'll play it cool.
If they still think that you don't love me,
Well, then they're just some teenage fool.
Well, now they say that you play round with other boys,
Well I guess that's just the way you are,
Well, now you know, yeah, you know, that I'll never go,
And I'll always love you so.
When they see us going steady,
Well, then they'll think we'll play it cool.
If they still think that you don't love me,
Well, then they're just some teenage fool.
Comentarios: La primera grabación de Paul Simon en solitario tras dos singles junto a Garfunkel como Tom & Jerry. Paul Simon utiliza en este single el seudónimo de True Taylor.
En el single la canción esta titulada como "Teen Age Fool". En la cara A Simon interpreta "True Or False" compuesta por el padre de Simon, Lou Simon.
La canción encarna el drama romántico típico del pop juvenil de esa época. El narrador expresa el sentimiento de haber sido un “tonto adolescente” (teenage fool) al enamorarse o dejarse engañar por alguien. Es una letra sencilla, directa, con un tono sentimental y cierto aire de ingenuidad.