Heartbreak Game - Tim O'Brien

It’s not as if I didn’t know better, her innocent look and a scented letter

It looked like love but it felt like a memory

Sometimes a young girl wants a ticket out

And a gambler on a roll looks good no doubt

But if you think you’re winnin' you don’t even know the game you’re in

It’s read Â'em and weep, it’s a sad old song

You take your chances just the same

Don’t it serve me right how it all went wrong

Bettin' on a hard luck heart in a heartbreak game

Bettin' on a hard luck heart in a heartbreak game

It’s not as if she never loved me, but times get rough and the rooms get lonely

And a girl learns fast that there’s a lot of different things called love

I got burned bad but I’m still in this game

It’s a dirty deal but nobody’s to blame

The odds are good lady luck will be back again

Bridge:

Sometimes you gotta bet your aces low

Sometimes you gotta let a good hand go

Bettin' on a hard luck heart in a heartbreak game