I had a woman, gave her all of my lovin', gave her all that I had Became a woman, she could make you believe her, nothing's gonna do that Took a while, and all of a sudden, since she left and went away Behind her smile, thought I can't be certain, but I thought I heard her say My heart's a hunter, and love is a loser's game My heart's a hunter, and love is a loser's game Oh little baby, I won't give you no heartache, I won't give you no pain Oh little darling, can't you see what is coming, cause you know me by name Used to be, I was a child, I thought lovin' should be free And it's so hard, to be reconciled, that ain't the way it ought to be But baby now, my heart's a hunter, and love is a loser's game My heart's a hunter, my heart's a hunter, and love is a loser's game It's only lovin' when she's gone and she's left ya It goes to show, it's only lovin' that I felt when I met ya It comes and it goes It comes and it goes It comes and it goes It's only lovin' when she's gone It goes to show, it's only lovin' that I felt when I met ya It's only lovin' that I felt when I met ya I took a chance, I had a chance to love ya It's only lovin' when she's gone and she's left ya My heart's a hunter, and life is a loser's game A lonely hunter My heart's a hunter, and life is a loser's game My heart's a hunter, and life is a loser's game My heart's a hunter My heart's a hunter, and life is a loser's game