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 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 bum around tumble 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 oh he'll string you along sing you a lonesome song but he'll wind up alone again if I was a gamblin' man never would a let you play your hand with a broken down cowboy like me