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On a warm summer's evening 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-staring out the window at the darkness |
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The boredom overtook us, and he began to speak |
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He said, son I've made my life out of reading people's faces |
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And knowing what the cards were 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, 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, 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 dealin's done |
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Now, every gambler knows, the secret to survivin' |
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Is knowing what to throw away, 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 you can hope for is to die in your sleep |
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So when he'd finished speakin', he turned back toward the window |
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Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep |
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Then 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, 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 dealin'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, 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 dealin's done |
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