Rogers Kenny The Gambler lyrics

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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

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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

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