The song Foolin' Yourself by Paul Hardcastle is about a person who is playing games and causing trouble in the singer's life. The singer is tired of the games and wants the person to realize that they are only fooling themselves. The person's actions are making the singer feel like everything is going wrong and they can't take it anymore. The singer tells the person that their behavior is making them look like a fool and if they continue to deny the singer's right to reply, the singer will point out the truth to them. The person is so focused on being right that they don't realize that their actions are destroying what they have. Overall, the song is about the frustration of dealing with someone who is causing problems and refusing to see the damage they are doing. The singer wants the person to understand that their actions have consequences and they need to change before it's too late.