[ar:Kenny Rogers]
[ti:The Gambler]

[00:05]On a warm summers evening, on a train bound for nowhere
[00:10]I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to sleep
[00:15]So we took turns at staring out the window at the darkness
[00:21]The boredom overtook us and he began to speak
[00:26]He said, son I've made a life out of reading people's faces
[00:32]And knowing what the cards were, by the way they held their eyes
[00:37]So if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of aces
[00:42]For a taste of your whiskey, I'll give you some advice
[00:48]So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow
[00:54]Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light
[00:59]And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression
[01:05]Said, if you're gonna play the game, boy, you gotta learn to play it right

[01:10]You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
[01:16]Know when to walk away and know when to run
[01:20]You never count your money, when you're sittin' at the table
[01:25]There'll be time enough for countin', when the dealin's done
[01:35]Every gambler knows that the secret to survive is
[01:40]Knowing what to throw away and knowing what to keep
[01:46]'Cos every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser
[01:51]And the best that you can hope for is that I end asleep
[01:57]And when he finished speakin', he turned back for the window
[02:02]Crushed out the cigarette, faded off to sleep
[02:07]And somewhere in the darkness, the gambler he broke even
[02:12]But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep

[02:17]You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
[02:24]Know when to walk away and know when to run
[02:28]You never count your money, when you're sittin' at the table
[02:33]There'll be time enough for countin', when the dealin's done
[02:38]You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
[02:45]Know when to walk away and know when to run
[02:49]You never count your money, when you're sittin' at the table
[02:54]There'll be time enough for countin', when the dealin's done
[03:00]You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
[03:06]Know when to walk away and know when to run
[03:10]You never count your money, when you're sittin' at the table
[03:16]There'll be time enough for countin', when the dealin's done