the gambler
[00:07.40] The Gambler
[00:08.16] Kenny Rogers
[00:08.66] On a warm summer's eve
[00:10.70] On a train bound for nowhere
[00:11.41] I met up with the gambler
[00:13.67] We were both too tired to sleep
[00:16.16] So we took turns a-starin'
[00:18.66] Out the window at the darkness
[00:21.40] The boredom overtook us,
[00:24.41] And he began to speak
[00:26.45] He said, "Son, I've made a life
[00:29.42] Out of readin' people's faces
[00:32.41] Knowin' what the cards were
[00:34.94] By the way they held their eyes
[00:37.16] So if you don't mind me sayin'
[00:39.67] I can see you're out of aces
[00:42.67] For a taste of your whiskey
[00:45.41] I'll give you some advice"
[00:49.16] So I handed him my bottle
[00:51.91] And he drank down my last swallow
[00:54.68] Then he bummed a cigarette
[00:57.45] And asked me for a light
[01:00.41] And the night got deathly quiet
[01:02.69] And his faced lost all expression
[01:05.20] He said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy
[01:08.21] You gotta learn to play it right
[01:09.96] You've got to know when to hold 'em
[01:10.20] Know when to fold 'em
[01:16.41] Know when to walk away
[01:18.91] And know when to run
[01:20.93] You never count your money
[01:23.91] When you're sittin' at the table
[01:26.42] There'll be time enough for countin'
[01:29.66] When the dealin's done
[01:36.15] Every gambler knows
[01:38.66] That the secret to survivin'
[01:41.40] Is knowin' what to throw away
[01:44.42] And knowin' what to keep
[01:47.41] 'Cause every hand's a winner
[01:49.67] And every hand's a loser
[01:52.22] And the best that you can hope for is to die
[01:55.66] in your sleep
[01:58.16] And when he finished speakin'
[02:00.41] He turned back toward the window
[02:02.91] Crushed out his cigarette
[02:05.92] And faded off to sleep
[02:08.46] And somewhere in the darkness
[02:11.17] The gambler he broke even
[02:13.70] But in his final words
[02:15.66] I found an ace that I could keep
[02:18.66] You've got to know when to hold 'em
[02:21.96] Know when to fold 'em
[02:24.68] Know when to walk away
[02:27.20] And know when to run
[02:28.91] You never count your money
[02:31.92] When you're sittin' at the table
[02:34.45] There'll be time enough for countin'
[02:37.67] When the dealin's done
[02:39.93] You've got to know when to hold 'em (when to hold 'em)
[02:43.42] Know when to fold 'em (when to fold 'em)
[02:45.98] Know when to walk away
[02:48.41] And know when to run
[02:50.43] You never count your money
[02:53.21] When you're sittin' at the table
[02:55.91] There'll be time enough for countin'
[02:59.40] When the dealin's done
[03:00.95] You've got to know when to hold 'em
[03:04.66] Know when to fold 'em
[03:07.15] Know when to walk away
[03:09.66] And know when to run
[03:11.65] You never count your money
[03:14.42] When you're sittin' at the table
[03:16.92] There'll be time enough for countin'
[03:20.66] When the dealin's done
