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On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere |
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I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to sleep |
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So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness |
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'Til boredom overtook us and he began to speak |
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He said, "Son, I've made a life, out of readin' people's faces |
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And knowin' what their cards were |
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By the way they held their eyes |
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So if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of aces |
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For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice" |
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So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow |
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Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light |
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And the night got deathly quiet and his face lost all expression |
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Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy |
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You gotta learn to play it right" |
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You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em |
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Know when to walk away and know when to run |
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You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table |
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There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done |
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Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin' |
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Is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep |
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Cause every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser |
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And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep |
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And when he finished speakin' |
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He turned back towards the window |
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Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep |
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And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even |
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But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep |
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You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em |
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Know when to walk away and know when to run |
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You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table |
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There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done |
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You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em |
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Know when to walk away and know when to run |
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You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table |
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There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done |
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You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em |
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Know when to walk away and know when to run |
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You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table |
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There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done |
