The Gambler - Home Free.mp3

[00:00.00] 作曲 : Don Schlitz
[00:03.32]On a warm summer's eve on a train bound for nowhere
[00:09.35]I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to sleep
[00:15.36]So we took turns a-starin' out the window at the darkness
[00:21.81]'Til boredom overtook us and he began to speak
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[00:29.26]He said, "Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces
[00:34.96]Knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes
[00:40.33]So if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of aces
[00:45.25]For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice"
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[00:51.87]So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow
[00:57.29]Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light
[01:02.77]And the night got deathly quiet and his face lost all expression
[01:07.85]Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy
[01:10.63]You gotta learn to play it right"
[01:12.64]
[01:13.25]You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
[01:19.06]Know when to walk away and know when to run
[01:24.00]You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
[01:29.33]There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done
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[01:36.85]Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
[01:41.37]Is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep
[01:46.57]'Cause every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser
[01:52.16]And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep
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[01:57.44]And when he finished speakin'
[01:59.90]He turned back towards the window
[02:02.86]Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep
[02:07.94]And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even
[02:13.52]And in his final words I found an ace that I could keep
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[02:18.38]You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
[02:24.60]Know when to walk away and know when to run
[02:29.12]You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
[02:34.50]There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done
[02:39.43]
[02:39.85]You got to know when to hold 'em (When to hold 'em)
[02:43.23]Know when to fold 'em (When to fold 'em)
[02:46.04]Know when to walk away and know when to run
[02:50.37]You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
[02:55.75]There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done
[03:00.97]You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
[03:07.34]Know when to walk away and know when to run
[03:11.72]You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
[03:17.32]There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done