[00:05.18]On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere
[00:10.83]I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to sleep
[00:15.66]So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness
[00:20.92]'Til boredom overtook us and he began to speak
[00:25.90]He said, "Son, I've made a life, out of readin' people's faces
[00:31.54]And knowin' what their cards were
[00:34.07]By the way they held their eyes
[00:36.87]So if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of aces
[00:41.71]For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice"
[00:46.50]
[00:48.49]So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow
[00:54.27]Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light
[01:00.05]And the night got deathly quiet and his face lost all expression
[01:04.74]Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy
[01:07.94]You gotta learn to play it right"
[01:10.39]You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
[01:16.12]Know when to walk away and know when to run
[01:21.79]You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
[01:26.87]There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done
[01:32.16]
[01:37.44]Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
[01:42.43]Is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep
[01:47.88]Cause every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser
[01:53.21]And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep
[01:58.59]And when he finished speakin'
[02:01.14]He turned back towards the window
[02:04.74]Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep
[02:09.28]And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even
[02:14.96]But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep
[02:19.65]
[02:20.40]You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
[02:26.13]Know when to walk away and know when to run
[02:31.57]You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
[02:37.09]There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done
[02:42.73]You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
[02:49.20]Know when to walk away and know when to run
[02:54.78]You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
[02:59.22]There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done
[03:04.51]You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
[03:10.30]Know when to walk away and know when to run
[03:15.72]You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
[03:20.75]There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done