If I was a gambling man,
Never would have let you play your hand
With a broken down cowboy like me
'Cause you never can trust your luck
He's bad news in a pickup truck
A broken down cowboy like me
He played every card he's got
Had a good hand but he messed it up
With that bum-around tumble-down heart
Saddlebags full of pain
Carries them around just like a middle name
A losing streak waitin' for dark
[Chorus]
Oh he'll string you along
Sing you a lonesome song
But he'll wind up alone again
No matter how hard you try
Never gonna let you get inside
That tumble-down broken down heart
It's a tough riding rodeo
A mean horse threw him long time ago
A broken down cowboy like me
But the way I feel about you
Wouldn't want that horse to hurt you too
A broken down cowboy like me
[Chorus]
If I was a gambling man,
Never would have let you play that hand
With a broken down cowboy like me
Writer(s): John C. Fogerty
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