by the Doobie Brothers (1979)
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The meaning to “What a Fool Believes” is not too difficult to discern, and most, upon listening closely to the song, can identify that the lyrics tell the story of a man — the fool — and his attempt to rekindle that which never was — what he believes — by way of forcing a confrontation with his non-existent love, thereby embarrassing both him and her. The specific meaning to the song’s chorus, however, is easily missed, but it becomes much easier to understand when placed in reading order:
What a fool believes he sees
No wise man has the power to reason away;
What seems to be is always better than nothing
This chorus, in short, adds the element of slightly vindicating the “fool” in the face of the “wise man.”