The Gambler (Live)

On a warm Summer's evenin'
On a train bound for nowhere
I met up with a gambler
We were both too tired to sleep
So we took turns a-starin'
Out the window at the darkness
'Til boredom overtook us
And he began to speak
He said
Son I've made a life
Out of readin' people's faces
And knowin' what their 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
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 dealing's done
Every gambler knows
That the secret
To survivin'
Is knowin' what to throw away
And knowing what to keep
'Cause every hand's a winner
And every hand's a loser
And the best that you can hope
For is to die in your sleep
And when he finished speakin'
He turned back to the window
Crushed out his cigarette
And 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
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 dealing's done
You got to know when to hold 'em
When to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
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 dealing's done
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 dealing's done