The Gambler

The Gambler - Busy Signal

Written by：John Rich/Charlie Pennachio/Chris Chin/Cristy Barber/Raymond Barber

On a warm summer's evenin'

On a train bound for nowhere

I met up with the gambler

We were both too tired to sleep

So we took turns to stairrin' out the window at the darkness

Till boredom over took us

And he begun to speak

He said son I've made a life

Out of readin' peoples faces

And knowing what their cards were

By the way they held their eyes

So if you don't mind me saying

I can see you're out of aces

For the taste of your whisky

I'll give you some advice

So I handed him my bottle

And he drank down my last swallow

And he bummed a cigarrete

And asked me for a light

And the night dark gettin' quiet

And his face lost all expression

Said if you 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

Know when to run

You never count your money while sitting at the table

They will be time enough for countin' when the deal is done

Every gambler knows that the secret to surviving

Is knowing what to throw in and knowing what to keep

'Cause every hand's a winner and every hands a looser

And the best that you can hope

For is to dyin' to sleep

And when he finished speaking

He turned back towards the window

Crushed down his cigarette faded off to sleep

And somewhere in the darkness the gambler

He broke even but in his final words I found

A message I could keep

You got to know when to hold 'em

Know when to fold 'em

Know when to walk away

Know when to run

You never count your money while sitting at the table

They will be time enough for countin' when the deal is done

You got to know when to hold 'em

Know when to fold 'em

Know when to walk away

Know when to run

You never count your money while sitting at the table

They will be time enough for countin' when the deal is done

You got to know when to hold 'em

Know when to fold 'em

Know when to walk away

Know when to run

You never count your money while sitting at the table

They will be time enough for countin' when the deal is done