[ti:The Gambler] [ar:Graham Blvd] [al:Magnum P.I. (Soundtrack Inspired) (Explicit)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Gambler - Graham Blvd [00:01.82]Lyrics by：Don Schlitz [00:03.65]Composed by：Don Schlitz [00:05.47]On a warm summer's evenin' on [00:08.47]A train bound for nowhere [00:11.19]I met up with a gambler we were [00:14.34]Both too tired to sleep [00:16.30]So we took turns a-starin' out the [00:19.09]Window at the darkness [00:21.87]'Til boredom overtook us and he [00:25.62]Began to speak [00:26.81]He said son I've made a life out [00:30.02]Of readin' people's faces [00:32.78]And knowin' what their cards were [00:35.32]By the way they held their eyes [00:38.01]So if you don't mind my sayin' [00:40.52]I can see you're out of aces [00:43.30]For a taste of your whiskey [00:46.14]I'll give you some advice [00:49.97]So I handed him my bottle and [00:53.28]He drank down my last swallow [00:56.65]Then he bummed a cigarette and [00:59.02]Asked me for a light [01:01.26]And the night got deathly quiet [01:03.95]And his face lost all expression [01:06.45]Said If you're gonna play the game boy [01:09.24]You gotta learn to play it right [01:11.70]You got to know when to hold 'em [01:15.42]Know when to fold 'em [01:18.09]Know when to walk away and know when to run [01:22.77]You never count your money when [01:25.74]You're sittin' at the table [01:27.99]There'll be time enough for countin' [01:31.14]When the dealing's done [01:38.41]Every gambler knows that the secret [01:41.26]To survivin' [01:43.30]Is knowin' what to throw away and [01:46.21]Knowing what to keep [01:48.56]'Cause every hand's a winner and [01:51.38]Every hand's a loser [01:53.58]And the best that you can hope for [01:56.53]Is to die in your sleep [01:59.13]And when he finished speakin' [02:01.73]He turned back towards the window [02:04.39]Crushed out his cigarette and faded [02:07.89]Off to sleep [02:09.85]And somewhere in the darkness the [02:12.76]Gambler he broke even [02:15.14]But in his final words I found an [02:17.94]Ace that I could keep [02:20.10]You got to know when to hold 'em [02:23.83]Know when to fold 'em [02:26.29]Know when to walk away and know when to run [02:30.87]You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table [02:36.17]There'll be time enough for countin' [02:39.73]When the dealing's done [02:41.80]You got to know when to hold 'em [02:44.98]Know when to fold 'em [02:46.20]When to fold 'em [02:47.62]Know when to walk away and know when to run [02:52.10]You never count your money [02:54.95]When you're sittin' at the table [02:57.32]There'll be time enough for [02:59.07]Countin' when the dealing's done [03:02.51]You got to know when to hold 'em [03:06.08]Know when to fold 'em [03:08.72]Know when to walk away and know when to run [03:13.33]You never count your money when [03:16.32]You're sittin' at the table [03:18.61]There'll be time enough for countin'