Kenny Rogers And Dottie West – Everytime Two Fools Collide

«Every Time Two Fools Collide» is a song written by Jan Dyer and Jeff Tweel and recorded by American country music artists Kenny Rogers and Dottie West. It was released in January 1978 as the first single and title track from the album Every Time Two Fools Collide. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart that spring, and established Rogers and West as a popular male-female duo pairing in country music.

In 2004, CMT hosted a duets special titled, 100 Greatest Duets. «Every Time Two Fools Collide» was listed among their top-10 list, and was also performed on their special. However, country singer Lee Ann Womack took the place of West’s part in the song, as West died in an automobile accident in September 1991. Although they had not recorded together for some time prior to her death, Rogers and West maintained a close friendship.

From the album Every Time Two Fools Collide
B-side «We Love Each Other»
Released January 1978
Recorded 1977
Genre Country
Length 2:59
Label United Artists
Songwriter(s) Jan Dyer, Jeff Tweel
Producer(s) Larry Butler

Kenny Rogers And Dottie West – Everytime Two Fools Collide Lyrics

You want things your way
And I want them mine
And now we don’t know
Just where to draw the line
How can love survive
If we keep choosing sides
And who picks up the pieces
Every time two fools collide

You lay the blame on me
And I put the blame on you
But why do we keep finding faults
In everything we do
And how long can we keep right and wrong
So cut and dried
And who picks up the pieces
Every time two fools collide

We can save our love
We still have the time
Oh, I know there must be a way
That we still haven’t tried
To keep our hearts from breaking
Every time two fools collide
To keep our hearts from breaking
Every time two fools collide