I'm gonna quit rambling gambling staying out late at night I'm gonna go home where i belong i'm gonna act right Today i got a letter from my wife and her lawyer friend It said they knew everything i've been doing And they know every place i've been They even had a bunch of pictures of me on a dance hall floor Then it went on to say if i didn't act right They'd dig up a whole lot more I turned the page right nervously and slowly took a peek The money that they had me for i'd have to work a ten day week Well it ain't that i'm a coward i've always been pretty tough But honey you know i still love you how come you wanna play so rough