Gambler lyrics

Artist  : Bobby Bare 
Song : Gambler



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 On the warm summer's eve on a train bound for
nowhere

I met up with a gambler we were both too tired to
sleep

So we took turns starin' out window at the
darkness

Till boredom overtook us and he commenced to
speak

He said son I made a life out of readin' people's
faces

And knowin' what the cards were by the way they
held their eyes

And if you don't mind my sayin' I can see you're
out of aces

And for a taste of your whiskey I would give you
some advice

So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my
last swallow

Then he'd bummed a cigarette and asked me for a
light

And the night got deathly quiet and his face lost
all expression

He said if you gonna play the game boy you gotta
learn to play it right

you gotta know when to hold up know when to fold
up

Know when to walk away know when to run

you never count your money when you're sittin' at
the table

There'll be time enough for countin' when the
dealin's done

[ guitar ]

He said every gambler knows that the secret to
survival

Is knowin' what to throw away and knowin' what to
keep

Cause every hand's a winner and every hand's a
loser

And the best you can hope for is to die in your
sleep

When he finished speaking he turned back to the
window

Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to
sleep

Somewhere in the darkness the gambler he broke
even

In his final words I found an ace that I could
keep

You gotta know when to hold...

You gotta know when to hold...

There'll be time enough for countin' when the
dealin's done