[id:$00000000] [ar:kenny rogers] [ti:the gambler] [by:] [hash:d6a901caf76f28c4b7b932791b3a1067] [al:] [sign:] [qq:] [total:210299] [offset:0] [00:05.70]On a warm summer's evening [00:08.15]On a train bound for nowhere [00:11.07]I met up with the gambler [00:13.58]We were both too tired of sleep [00:15.98]So we took turns at staring [00:18.55]Out the window at the darkness [00:21.46]Till boredom overtook us [00:24.34]And he began to speak [00:26.25]He said 'son I've made my life [00:29.25]Out of reading people's faces [00:32.06]And knowing what their cards were [00:34.55]By the way they held their eyes [00:37.16]So if you don't mind my saying [00:39.77]I can see you're out of aces [00:42.53]For a taste of your whiskey [00:45.19]I'll give you some advice' [00:48.77]So I handed him my bottle [00:51.79]And he drank down my last swallow [00:55.35]Then he bummed a cigarette [00:57.61]And asked me for a light [01:00.03]And the night got deathly quiet [01:02.44]And his face lost all expression [01:05.28]Said 'if you're gonna play the game boy [01:07.94]You gotta learn to play it right [01:10.39]You got to know when to hold them [01:14.10]Know when to fold them [01:16.95]Know when to walk away [01:19.26]And know when to run [01:21.27]You never count your money [01:24.33]When you're sitting at the table [01:26.77]There'll be time enough for counting [01:30.41]When the dealing's done [01:37.25]Every gambler knows [01:39.46]That the secret to surviving [01:42.37]Is knowing what to throw away [01:45.05]And knowing what to keep [01:47.52]Cause every hand's a winner [01:50.39]And every hand's a loser [01:52.89]And the best that [01:53.80]You can hope for is [01:55.71]To die in your sleep' [01:58.37]And when he'd finished speaking [02:00.93]He turned back towards the window [02:04.50]Crushed out his cigarette [02:06.86]And faded off to sleep [02:09.22]And somewhere in the darkness [02:12.34]The gambler he broke even [02:15.19]But in his final words I found [02:18.06]An ace that I could keep [02:20.32]You got to know when to hold them [02:24.02]Know when to fold them [02:26.80]Know when to walk away [02:29.11]And know when to run [02:31.31]You never count your money [02:34.23]When you're sitting at the table [02:36.89]There'll be time enough for counting [02:40.40]When the dealing's done [02:42.21]You got to know when to hold them [02:45.93]Know when to fold them [02:48.44]Know when to walk away [02:51.29]And know when to run [02:53.10]You never count your money [02:56.16]When you're sitting at the table [02:58.62]There'll be time enough for counting [03:02.21]When the dealing's done [03:03.96]You got to know when to hold them [03:07.60]Know when to fold them [03:10.51]Know when to walk away [03:12.77]And know when to run [03:14.88]You never count your money [03:17.95]When you're sitting at the table [03:20.46]There'll be time enough for counting [03:24.04]When the dealing's done'