The Gambler (Live)
Chris Stapleton"The Gambler (Live)" is a song by Chris Stapleton, released in 2022 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:26 long and contains 81 lines and 415 words.
0:08On a warm Summer's evenin'
0:11On a train bound for nowhere
0:14I met up with a gambler
0:16We were both too tired to sleep
0:19So we took turns a-starin'
0:22Out the window at the darkness
0:25'Til boredom overtook us
0:27And he began to speak
0:30He said
0:31Son I've made a life
0:33Out of readin' people's faces
0:36And knowin' what their cards
0:38Were by the way
0:39They held their eyes
0:41So if you don't mind my sayin'
0:44I can see you're out of aces
0:47For a taste of your whiskey
0:50I'll give you some advice
0:54So I handed him my bottle
0:57And he drank down my last swallow
1:00Then he bummed a cigarette
1:02And asked me for a light
1:05And the night got deathly quiet
1:08And his face lost
1:09All expression
1:11Said If you're gonna
1:12Play the game boy
1:14You gotta learn to play it right
1:16You got to know when
1:17To hold 'em know when to fold 'em
1:22Know when to walk away
1:25And know when to run
1:27You never count your money
1:30When you're sittin'
1:31At the table
1:33There'll be time enough
1:34For countin'
1:37When the dealing's done
1:41Every gambler knows
1:43That the secret
1:44To survivin'
1:46Is knowin' what to throw away
1:49And knowing what to keep
1:51'Cause every hand's a winner
1:54And every hand's a loser
1:57And the best that you can hope
1:59For is to die in your sleep
2:02And when he finished speakin'
2:05He turned back to the window
2:08Crushed out his cigarette
2:11And faded off to sleep
2:13And somewhere in the darkness
2:16The gambler he broke even
2:19But in his final words
2:21I found an ace that I could keep
2:24You got to know when
2:26To hold 'em know when to fold 'em
2:31Know when to walk away
2:33And know when to run
2:35You never count your money
2:38When you're sittin' at the table
2:41There'll be time enough for countin'
2:44When the dealing's done
2:46You got to know when to hold 'em
2:49When to hold 'em
2:50Know when to fold 'em
2:52When to fold 'em
2:53Know when to walk away
2:55And know when to run
2:57You never count your money
3:00When you're sittin' at the table
3:03There'll be time enough
3:04For countin' when the dealing's done
3:08You got to know when to hold 'em
3:12Know when to fold 'em
3:14Know when to walk away
3:17And know when to run
3:19You never count your money
3:22When you're sittin' at the table
3:25There'll be time enough
3:26For countin' when the dealing's done
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
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