CAREFUL MANWords and music by Jim Croce I don't gamble, I don't fightI don't be hangin' in the bars at nightYeah I used to be a fighterBut now I am a wiser man I don't drink much, I don't smokeI don't be hardly mess around with no dopeYeah I used to be a problemBut now I am a careful man CHORUS:But if you used to want to see a commotionYou should have seen the man that I used to beI was trouble in perpetual motionTrouble with a capital "T" Stayin' out late, havin' funAnd shot off every single shot in my gunYeah I used to be a loverBut now I am an older man (REPEAT CHORUS) (REPEAT LAST VERSE, New last line:)Yeah I used to be a terror but now I am a tired man