[Verse 1]
All the big fools in town got together
Every hopeless loving heart I know was there
We all sat around and told our own sad story
Then they made me the big fool of the year

[Verse 2]
Oh, they gave me a little golden statue
Of the torch that I carried for you, dear
They said no one else could even come close to me
And that I was the big fool of the year

[Bridge]
I'll put mine up beside any foolish heart in town
For thеre's none can hold a light to this torch I carry 'round

[Verse 3]
I can't say that I'm too proud of the honor
But thеn, I guess, I do deserve it, dear
For to love you after all you've made me suffer
Surely makes me the big fool of the year
You have made me the big fool of the year