The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
Artist : “Kenny Rogers”
Song title : “The Gambler”
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on a warm summers evenin
On a train bound for nowhere
I met up with the gamblerwe were both too tired to sleep
So we took turns a-starin out the window at the darkness
When boredom overtook us
He began to speak
He said
"son
Ive made a life out of readin peoples faces
Knowin what the cards were by the way they held their eyes
So if you dont mind my sayin
I can see youre out of aces
for a taste of your whiskey
Ill give you some advice"
So i handed him my bottle
And he drank down my last swallow
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light
And the night got deathly quiet
And his faced lost all expression
He said
"if youre gonna play the game
Boy
You gotta learn to play it right
Youve got to know when to hold em
Know when to fold em
Know when to walk away
Know when to run
You never count your money when youre sittin at the table
Therell be time enough for countin when the dealins done
Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin
Is knowin what to throw away and knowin what to keep
Cause every hands a winner and every hands a loser
And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep"
And when he finished speakin
He turned back toward the window
Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep
And somewhere in the darkness
the gambler he broke even
And in his final words i found an ace that i could keep
Youve got to know when to hold em
Know when to fold em
Know when to walk away
Know when to run
You never count your money when youre sittin at the table
Therell be time enough for countin when the dealins done
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