所属专辑:Billboard #1s: Classic Country
歌手: Kenny Rogers
时长: 03:31
The Gambler (赌徒) - Kenny Rogers (肯尼·罗杰斯)[00:00:00]
On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere[00:00:05]
I met up with the gambler we were both too tired to sleep[00:00:11]
So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness[00:00:16]
'Til boredom overtook us and he began to speak[00:00:21]
He said "Son I've made a life out of readin' people's faces[00:00:26]
And knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes[00:00:32]
So if you don't mind my sayin' I can see you're out of aces[00:00:37]
For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice"[00:00:42]
So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow[00:00:49]
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light[00:00:55]
And the night got deathly quiet and his face lost all expression[00:01:00]
Said "If you're gonna play the game boy you gotta learn to play it right"[00:01:05]
You got to know when to hold 'em know when to fold 'em[00:01:10]
Know when to walk away and know when to run[00:01:16]
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table[00:01:21]
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done[00:01:26]
Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin'[00:01:36]
Is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep[00:01:41]
'Cause every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser[00:01:46]
And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep[00:01:52]
And when he finished speakin' he turned back towards the window[00:01:57]
Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep[00:02:03]
And somewhere in the darkness the gambler he broke even[00:02:08]
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep[00:02:13]
You got to know when to hold 'em know when to fold 'em[00:02:18]
Know when to walk away and know when to run[00:02:24]
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table[00:02:29]
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done[00:02:34]
You got to know when to hold 'em know when to fold 'em[00:02:39]
Know when to walk away and know when to run[00:02:46]
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table[00:02:50]
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done[00:02:55]
You got to know when to hold 'em know when to fold 'em[00:03:01]
Know when to walk away and know when to run[00:03:07]
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table[00:03:11]
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done[00:03:17]