Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
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[00:05.87] On a warm summer's evening
[00:08.48] On a train bound for nowhere
[00:11.18] I met up with a gambler
[00:13.69] We were both too tired to sleep
[00:16.29] So we took turns a-staring
[00:18.80] Out the window at the darkness
[00:22.15] 'Til boredom overtook us
[00:24.76] And he began to speak
[00:26.71] He said, "Son, I've made a life
[00:29.55] Out of readin' people's faces
[00:32.90] Knowing what the cards were
[00:35.24] By the way they held their eyes
[00:37.75] So if you don't mind my saying
[00:40.55] I can see you're out of aces
[00:43.34] For a taste of your whiskey
[00:45.84] I'll give you some advice"
[00:49.75] So I handed him my bottle
[00:52.54] And he drank down my last swallow
[00:55.89] Then he bummed a cigarette
[00:58.51] And asked me for a light
[01:01.03] And the night got deathly quiet
[01:03.54] And his face lost all expression
[01:06.33] Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy
[01:09.12] You gotta learn to play it right"
[01:11.47] You got to know when to hold 'em
[01:15.09] Know when to fold 'em
[01:18.17] Know when to walk away
[01:20.68] And know when to run
[01:22.45] You never count your money
[01:25.52] When you're sittin' at the table
[01:28.15] There'll be time enough for countin'
[01:31.60] When the dealing's done
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[01:38.68] Every gambler knows
[01:41.00] That the secret to surviving
[01:43.61] Is knowing what to throw away
[01:46.68] Knowing what to keep
[01:49.01] 'Cause every hand's a winner
[01:52.10] And every hand's a loser
[01:54.68] And the best that you can hope for
[01:57.23] Is to die in your sleep
[02:00.08] And when he finished speaking
[02:02.87] He turned back toward the window
[02:06.26] Crushed out his cigarette
[02:08.79] And faded off to sleep
[02:11.29] And somewhere in the darkness
[02:14.36] The gambler, he broke even
[02:17.15] And in his final words
[02:19.10] I found an ace that I could keep
[02:22.29] You got to know when to hold 'em
[02:26.02] Know when to fold 'em
[02:28.81] Know when to walk away
[02:31.44] And know when to run
[02:33.39] You never count your money
[02:36.46] When you're sittin' at the table
[02:39.25] There'll be time enough for countin'
[02:42.32] When the dealing's done
[02:44.55] You got to know when to hold 'em (when to hold 'em)
[02:48.29] Know when to fold 'em (when to fold 'em)
[02:51.09] Know when to walk away
[02:53.60] And know when to run
[02:55.55] You never count your money
[02:58.63] When you're sittin' at the table
[03:01.14] There'll be time enough for countin'
[03:04.59] When the dealing's done
[03:06.55] You got to know when to hold 'em
[03:10.18] Know when to fold 'em
[03:12.97] Know when to walk away
[03:15.76] And know when to run
[03:17.44] You never count your money
[03:20.79] When you're sittin' at the table
[03:23.02] There'll be time enough for countin'
[03:26.93] When the dealing's done
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