The Gambler

The Gambler

Mmm, oh-oh-oh

Mmm, mm-hmm, oh, yeah

Hothead!

On a warm summer's evening

On di train bound for nowhere

I met up with the gambler

We were both too tired to sleep

So we took turns a staring

Out the window at the darkness

'Til boredom over took us

And he began to speak

He said "Son I've made a life

Out of reading peoples' faces

And knowing what their cards were

By the way they held their eyes

So if you don't mind me saying

I can see you're out of Aces

For a taste of the whiskey

I'll give you some advice"

So I handed him my bottle

And he drank down my last swallow

An den he bummed a cigarrete and asked me for a light

And the night got deathly quiet

And his face lost all expression

Said "If you gonna play the game boy

You gotta learn to play it right"

You got to know when to hold 'em

Know when to fold 'em

Know when to walk away

Know when to run

You never count your money

While sittin' at di table

There'll be time enough for countin'

Wen the deal is done

Every gambler knows

That the secret to surviving

Is knowing what to throw away

And knowing what to keep

'Cause every hand's a winner

And every hand's a loser

And the best that you can hope for

Is to die in your sleep

And when he finished speaking

He turned back toward the window

Crushed down his cigarette

Faded off to sleep

And somewhere in the darkness

The gambler, he broke even

But in his final words I found a message 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 never count your money

While sittin' at di table

There'll be time enough for countin'

Wen the deal 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 never count your money

While sittin' at di table

There'll be time enough for countin'

Wen the deal 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 never count your money

While sittin' at di table

There'll be time enough for countin'

Wen the deal is done