JOHN FOGERTY lyrics - Broken Down Cowboy

If I was a gamblin' man

Never would'a 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's 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 'em around

Just like a middle name

A losin' streak waitin' for dark



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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 ridin' 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



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If I was a gamblin' man

Never would'a let you play that hand

With a broken down cowboy like me