Sporting Life

[Chorus]
I'm gettin' tired of runnin' 'round
Believe I'll get married, and I'll settle down
'Cause this old hard life, this mean old sportin' life
You know it's killin' me

[Verse 1]
I've got a letter from my home
Most of my good friends, they are dead and gone
And it makes me worry, no need to wonder
About the times to come

[Verse 2]
Mama used to get on her knees and pray
These are the very words she did say
She said, "Oh Johnny, my lovin' Johnny
Won't you please change your ways?"

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
I've been a gambler, and a cheater too
But now it's come my, my time to lose
And it makes me worry, no need to wonder
About the times to come

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
I'm gettin' tired of runnin' 'round
Believe I'll get married and I'll settle down
'Cause this old hard life, this mean old sportin' life
You know it's killin' me