《I Was the Loser》歌词

[00:00:04] On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere

[00:00:07] I met up with the gambler we were both too tired to sleep

[00:00:12] So we took turns a-starin' out the window at the darkness

[00:00:16] 'Till boredom overtook us and he began to speak

[00:00:19] He said son I've made my life out of readin' people's faces

[00:00:26] And knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes

[00:00:29] So if you don't mind my sayin' I can see you're out of aces

[00:00:34] For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice

[00:00:41] So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow

[00:00:54] Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light

[00:00:59] And the night got deathly quiet and his face lost all expression

[00:01:04] Said if you're gonna play the game boy ya gotta learn to play it right

[00:01:09] You got to know when to hold 'em know when to fold 'em

[00:01:54] Know when to walk away and know when to run

[00:01:56] You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table

[00:02:01] There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done

[00:02:03] Now ev'ry gambler knows that the secret to survivin'

[00:02:10] Is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep

[00:02:17] 'Cause ev'ry hand's a winner and every hand's a loser

[00:02:20] And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep

[00:02:29] So when he'd finished speakin' he turned back towards the window

[00:02:35] Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep

[00:02:39] And somewhere in the darkness the gambler he broke even

[00:02:44] But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep

[00:02:49] You got to know when to hold 'em know when to fold 'em

[00:02:56] Know when to walk away and know when to run