NO WHEN

On a warm summer’s evening on a train bound for nowhere

I met up with the gambler we were both too tired of sleep

So we took turns at staring out the window at the darkness

Till boredom overtook us, and he began to speak

He said, Son, I’ve made my life out of reading people’s faces

And knowing what their cards were by the way they held their eyes

So if you don’t mind my saying, 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, ya 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 sitting at the table

There’ll be time enough for counting when the dealing’s done

Now Every gambler knows that the secret to surviving

Is knowing 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’d finished speaking, he turned back towards 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 sitting at the table

There’ll be time enough for counting when the dealing’s done

Kenny Rogers lyrics :: The Gambler lyrics

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