《The Gambler》歌词

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

[00:00:06] I met up with the gambler we were both too tired to sleep

[00:00:11] So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness

[00:00:17] 'Til boredom overtook us and he began to speak

[00:00:21] He said "Son I've made a life

[00:00:24] Out of readin' people's faces

[00:00:28] And knowin' what their cards were

[00:00:30] By the way they held their eyes

[00:00:32] So if you don't mind my sayin'

[00:00:35] I can see you're out of aces

[00:00:37] For a taste of your whiskey

[00:00:40] I'll give you some advice"

[00:00:43] So I handed him my bottle and

[00:00:46] He drank down my last swallow

[00:00:49] Then he bummed a cigarette and

[00:00:51] Asked me for a light

[00:00:53] And the night got deathly quiet and

[00:00:56] His face lost all expression

[00:00:59] Said "If you're gonna play the game

[00:01:01] Boy you gotta learn to play it right"

[00:01:04] You got to know when to hold 'em

[00:01:07] Know when to fold 'em

[00:01:10] Know when to walk away and know when to run

[00:01:14] You never count your money

[00:01:17] When you're sittin' at the table

[00:01:20] There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done

[00:01:29] Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin'

[00:01:35] Is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep

[00:01:40] 'Cause every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser

[00:01:45] And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep

[00:01:51] And when he finished speakin'

[00:01:52] He turned back towards the window

[00:01:56] Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep

[00:02:01] And somewhere in the darkness the gambler

[00:02:06] He broke even

[00:02:08] But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep

[00:02:11] You got to know when to hold 'em know when to fold 'em

[00:02:17] Know when to walk away and know when to run

[00:02:22] You never count your money

[00:02:24] When you're sittin' at the table

[00:02:27] There'll be time enough for countin'

[00:02:30] When the dealing's done

[00:02:32] You got to know when to hold 'em

[00:02:35] Know when to fold 'em

[00:02:38] Know when to walk away and

[00:02:41] Know when to run

[00:02:43] You never count your money

[00:02:46] When you're sittin' at the table

[00:02:48] There'll be time enough for countin'

[00:02:52] When the dealing's done

[00:02:53] There'll be time enough for countin'

[00:02:57] When the dealing's done

[00:02:59] The Gambler - Philomena Begley