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Careful Man Lyrics by Jim Croce

Life and Times

1973

I don't gamble, I don't fight
I don't be hangin' in the bars at night
Yeah, I used to be a fighter but
Now I am a wiser man
I don't drink much, I don't smoke
I don't be hardly mess around with no dope
Yeah, I used to be a problem but
Now I am a careful man
But if you used to want to see a commotion
You shoulda seen the man that I used to be
I was trouble in perpetual motion
Trouble with a capital "T"
Stayin' out late, havin' fun
And shot off every single shot in my gun
Yeah, I used to be a lover but
Now I'm an older man
But if you used to want to see a commotion
You shoulda seen the man that I used to be
I was trouble in perpetual motion
Trouble with a capital "T"
Stayin' out late, havin' fun
And shot off every single shot in my gun
Yeah I used to be a terror but
Now I am a tired old man
Yeah I used to be a terror but
Now I am a tired old man
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Jim Croce

Jim Croce

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"Careful Man" appears on "Life and Times" in 1973.

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