The Gambler

The Gambler
 Hmm, oh, hmm, hmm, oh, yeah... hothead!
 On a warm summer's evenin'
 On a train bound for nowhere
 I met up with the gambler
 We were both too tired to sleep
 So we took turns to starin' out the window at the darkness
 'Til boredom overtook us and he began to speak
 He said son I've made a life, out of readin' people's faces
 And knowing what their cards were by the way they held their eyes
 So if you don't mind me saying, I can see you're out of aces
 For the taste of your whisky, I'll give you some advice
 So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow
 And he bummed a cigarette, and asked me for a light
 And the night dark gettin' quiet, and his face lost all expression
 Said if you gonna play the game boy, you gotta learn to play it right
 You 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 while sittin' at the table
 There will be time enough for counting when the deal is done
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 Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
 Is knowing what to throw in and knowing what to keep
 'Cause every hand's a winner, and every hands a looser
 And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep
 And when he finished speaking
 He turned back towards the window
 Crushed down his cigarette, faded off to sleep
 And somewhere in the darkness, the Gambler, he broke even
 But in his final words I found a message I could keep
 You 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 while sittin' at the table
 There will be time enough for counting when the deal is done
 You 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 while sittin' at the table
 There will be time enough for counting when the deal is done
 You 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 while sittin' at the table
 There will be time enough for counting when the deal is done