The Gambler lyrics

Artist  : Kenny Rogers 
Song : The Gambler
 
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*   transcribed by Frantic Freddy, on request   *
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        KENNY ROGERS  -  THE GAMBLER
On a warm summers evening, on a train bound for
nowhere
I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired
to sleep
So we took turns at staring out the window at the
darkness
The boredom overtook us and he began to speak
He said, son I've made a life out of reading
people's faces
And knowing what the cards were, by the way they
held their eyes
So if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're
out of aces
For a taste of your whiskey, I'll give you some
advice
So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my
last swallow
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a
light
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face
lost all expression
Said, if you're gonna play the game, boy, you
gotta learn to play it right
 Chorus:
You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to
fold 'em
Know when to walk away and 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
Every gambler knows that the secret to survive is
Knowing what to throw away and knowing what to
keep
'Cos every hand's a winner and every hand's a
loser
And the best that you can hope for is that I end
asleep
And when he finished speakin', he turned back for
the window
Crushed out the cigarette, faded off to sleep
And somewhere in the darkness, the gambler he
broke even
But in his final words I found an ace that I
could keep
chorus repeats 3x