Today's Lonely Fool

{{Infobox song

| name = Today's Lonely Fool

| cover = Todays lonely fool.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Tracy Lawrence

| album = Sticks and Stones

| released = February 3, 1992 {{cite AV media notes |title=Today's Lonely Fool |others=Tracy Lawrence |year=1992 |type=CD Single |publisher=Atlantic Records |id=4348}}

| recorded = 1991

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 3:51

| label = Atlantic PRCD 4348

| writer = Kenny Beard
Stan Paul Davis

| producer = James Stroud

| prev_title = Sticks and Stones

| prev_year = 1991

| next_title = Runnin' Behind

| next_year = 1992

}}

"Today's Lonely Fool" is a song written by Kenny Beard and Stan Paul Davis, and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was released in February 1992 as the second single from his debut album, Sticks and Stones. The song peaked at number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number 2 on Canada's RPM country chart.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}

Content

The song is a moderate mid-tempo song where the narrator is begging forgiveness of a woman he did wrong because he didn't trust her fidelity. He tells her that yesterday he was a jealous man but today he is just a lonely fool. The second verse is half spoken, half sang. The narrator says that if she takes him back, he will always trust her and be proud when other men notice her.

Music video

The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in March 1992.

Chart performance

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!align="left"|Chart (1992)

!align="center"|Peak
position

{{singlechart|Canadacountry|2|chartid=2107|publishdate=April 25, 1992|accessdate=August 15, 2013}}
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|3|artist=Tracy Lawrence}}

=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"|Chart (1992)

!scope="col"|Position

Canada Country Tracks (RPM){{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.1861&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992|work=RPM|date=December 19, 1992|accessdate=August 15, 2013}}

| align="center" | 20

US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1992/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1992: Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=1992| accessdate=August 15, 2013}}

| align="center" | 38

References