The gambler
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๐ Lyrics
About twenty years ago
On a train bound for nowhere
I met up with The Gambler
We were both too tired to sleep
So we took turns a starin'
Through the window at the darkness
'Til boredom overtook us
And he commenced to speak
He said, 'Son, I've made a life
Out of readin' people's faces
And knowin' what their cards were
By the way they held their eyes
And if you don't mind my sayin'
I would say you're out of aces
And for one taste of your whiskey
I will give you some advice'
So I handed him my bottle
And he drank down my last swallow
Then he bummed a cigarette
Then he bummed a light
The night got deathly quiet
And his face lost all expression
He said, 'If you're gonna play the game, boy
You better learn to play it right'
'Cause ev'ry gambler knows
That the secret to survival
Is knowin' what to throw away
And knowin' what to keep
And ev'ry hand's a winner
Just like ev'ry hand's a loser
And the best that you can hope for
Is to die in your sleep.
You got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
Know when to run
You don't ever count your money
While you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin' 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 don't ever count your money
While you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin' is done
And when he finished speakin'
He turned back t'ward the window
Put out his cigarette
Faded off to sleep
And somewhere in the darkness
The gambler he broke even
But in his final words
I found an ace that 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 don't ever count your money
While you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin' 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 don't ever count your money
While you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin' 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 don't ever count your money
While you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin' is done
On a train bound for nowhere
I met up with The Gambler
We were both too tired to sleep
So we took turns a starin'
Through the window at the darkness
'Til boredom overtook us
And he commenced to speak
He said, 'Son, I've made a life
Out of readin' people's faces
And knowin' what their cards were
By the way they held their eyes
And if you don't mind my sayin'
I would say you're out of aces
And for one taste of your whiskey
I will give you some advice'
So I handed him my bottle
And he drank down my last swallow
Then he bummed a cigarette
Then he bummed a light
The night got deathly quiet
And his face lost all expression
He said, 'If you're gonna play the game, boy
You better learn to play it right'
'Cause ev'ry gambler knows
That the secret to survival
Is knowin' what to throw away
And knowin' what to keep
And ev'ry hand's a winner
Just like ev'ry hand's a loser
And the best that you can hope for
Is to die in your sleep.
You got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
Know when to run
You don't ever count your money
While you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin' 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 don't ever count your money
While you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin' is done
And when he finished speakin'
He turned back t'ward the window
Put out his cigarette
Faded off to sleep
And somewhere in the darkness
The gambler he broke even
But in his final words
I found an ace that 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 don't ever count your money
While you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin' 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 don't ever count your money
While you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin' 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 don't ever count your money
While you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin' is done
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:08.20] About twenty years ago
[00:10.05] On a train bound for nowhere
[00:12.74] I met up with The Gambler
[00:15.24] We were both too tired to sleep
[00:17.85] So we took turns a starin'
[00:20.44] Through the window at the darkness
[00:22.78] 'Til boredom overtook us
[00:25.54] And he commenced to speak
[00:29.11] He said, 'Son, I've made a life
[00:31.67] Out of readin' people's faces
[00:34.12] And knowin' what their cards were
[00:36.72] By the way they held their eyes
[00:39.64] And if you don't mind my sayin'
[00:42.06] I would say you're out of aces
[00:44.37] And for one taste of your whiskey
[00:46.69] I will give you some advice'
[00:50.78] So I handed him my bottle
[00:52.82] And he drank down my last swallow
[00:55.42] Then he bummed a cigarette
[00:58.18] Then he bummed a light
[01:00.88] The night got deathly quiet
[01:03.00] And his face lost all expression
[01:05.31] He said, 'If you're gonna play the game, boy
[01:07.97] You better learn to play it right'
[01:12.03] 'Cause ev'ry gambler knows
[01:14.16] That the secret to survival
[01:16.73] Is knowin' what to throw away
[01:19.96] And knowin' what to keep
[01:22.25] And ev'ry hand's a winner
[01:23.98] Just like ev'ry hand's a loser
[01:26.47] And the best that you can hope for
[01:29.06] Is to die in your sleep.
[01:31.57] You got to know when to hold 'em
[01:34.16] Know when to fold 'em
[01:36.72] Know when to walk away
[01:39.61] Know when to run
[01:41.65] You don't ever count your money
[01:43.84] While you're sittin' at the table
[01:46.38] There'll be time enough for countin'
[01:48.95] When the dealin' is done
[01:51.49] You got to know when to hold 'em
[01:53.92] Know when to fold 'em
[01:56.38] Know when to walk away
[01:58.93] Know when to run
[02:00.98] You don't ever count your money
[02:03.55] While you're sittin' at the table
[02:05.73] There'll be time enough for countin'
[02:08.18] When the dealin' is done
[02:16.27] And when he finished speakin'
[02:18.15] He turned back t'ward the window
[02:20.76] Put out his cigarette
[02:23.27] Faded off to sleep
[02:25.65] And somewhere in the darkness
[02:28.56] The gambler he broke even
[02:31.12] But in his final words
[02:33.09] I found an ace that I could keep
[02:35.53] You got to know when to hold 'em
[02:38.15] Know when to fold 'em
[02:40.74] Know when to walk away
[02:42.98] Know when to run
[02:45.13] You don't ever count your money
[02:47.52] While you're sittin' at the table
[02:49.84] There'll be time enough for countin'
[02:52.20] When the dealin' is done
[02:54.88] You got to know when to hold 'em
[02:57.27] Know when to fold 'em
[02:59.82] Know when to walk away
[03:02.33] Know when to run
[03:04.42] You don't ever count your money
[03:06.51] While you're sittin' at the table
[03:09.09] There'll be time enough for countin'
[03:11.21] When the dealin' is done
[03:13.63] You got to know when to hold 'em
[03:16.37] Know when to fold 'em
[03:18.65] Know when to walk away
[03:21.22] Know when to run
[03:23.12] You don't ever count your money
[03:25.68] While you're sittin' at the table
[03:28.19] There'll be time enough for countin'
[03:30.20] When the dealin' is done
[03:37.63]
[00:10.05] On a train bound for nowhere
[00:12.74] I met up with The Gambler
[00:15.24] We were both too tired to sleep
[00:17.85] So we took turns a starin'
[00:20.44] Through the window at the darkness
[00:22.78] 'Til boredom overtook us
[00:25.54] And he commenced to speak
[00:29.11] He said, 'Son, I've made a life
[00:31.67] Out of readin' people's faces
[00:34.12] And knowin' what their cards were
[00:36.72] By the way they held their eyes
[00:39.64] And if you don't mind my sayin'
[00:42.06] I would say you're out of aces
[00:44.37] And for one taste of your whiskey
[00:46.69] I will give you some advice'
[00:50.78] So I handed him my bottle
[00:52.82] And he drank down my last swallow
[00:55.42] Then he bummed a cigarette
[00:58.18] Then he bummed a light
[01:00.88] The night got deathly quiet
[01:03.00] And his face lost all expression
[01:05.31] He said, 'If you're gonna play the game, boy
[01:07.97] You better learn to play it right'
[01:12.03] 'Cause ev'ry gambler knows
[01:14.16] That the secret to survival
[01:16.73] Is knowin' what to throw away
[01:19.96] And knowin' what to keep
[01:22.25] And ev'ry hand's a winner
[01:23.98] Just like ev'ry hand's a loser
[01:26.47] And the best that you can hope for
[01:29.06] Is to die in your sleep.
[01:31.57] You got to know when to hold 'em
[01:34.16] Know when to fold 'em
[01:36.72] Know when to walk away
[01:39.61] Know when to run
[01:41.65] You don't ever count your money
[01:43.84] While you're sittin' at the table
[01:46.38] There'll be time enough for countin'
[01:48.95] When the dealin' is done
[01:51.49] You got to know when to hold 'em
[01:53.92] Know when to fold 'em
[01:56.38] Know when to walk away
[01:58.93] Know when to run
[02:00.98] You don't ever count your money
[02:03.55] While you're sittin' at the table
[02:05.73] There'll be time enough for countin'
[02:08.18] When the dealin' is done
[02:16.27] And when he finished speakin'
[02:18.15] He turned back t'ward the window
[02:20.76] Put out his cigarette
[02:23.27] Faded off to sleep
[02:25.65] And somewhere in the darkness
[02:28.56] The gambler he broke even
[02:31.12] But in his final words
[02:33.09] I found an ace that I could keep
[02:35.53] You got to know when to hold 'em
[02:38.15] Know when to fold 'em
[02:40.74] Know when to walk away
[02:42.98] Know when to run
[02:45.13] You don't ever count your money
[02:47.52] While you're sittin' at the table
[02:49.84] There'll be time enough for countin'
[02:52.20] When the dealin' is done
[02:54.88] You got to know when to hold 'em
[02:57.27] Know when to fold 'em
[02:59.82] Know when to walk away
[03:02.33] Know when to run
[03:04.42] You don't ever count your money
[03:06.51] While you're sittin' at the table
[03:09.09] There'll be time enough for countin'
[03:11.21] When the dealin' is done
[03:13.63] You got to know when to hold 'em
[03:16.37] Know when to fold 'em
[03:18.65] Know when to walk away
[03:21.22] Know when to run
[03:23.12] You don't ever count your money
[03:25.68] While you're sittin' at the table
[03:28.19] There'll be time enough for countin'
[03:30.20] When the dealin' is done
[03:37.63]