The Gambler by Kenny Rogers

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 (1)________ turns a-starin'
Out the window at the darkness.
When boredom (2)________________ us,
He began to speak.

He said, 'Son, I've made my life
Out of readin' people's faces.
Knowin' (3)________ the cards were
By the way they held their eyes.
So if you don't (4)________ my sayin',
I can see you're out of aces,
For a (5)__________ of (6)________ whiskey,
I'll (7)________ you (8)________ advice.'

So I handed him my bottle,
and he drank (9)________ my (10)________ swallow.
Then he (11)____________ a cigarette
And asked me for a light.
And the night got deathly quiet,
And his (12)________ lost all expression.
He said, 'If
You're (13)__________ (14)________ the game, boy,
You (15)__________ (16)__________ to play it right.'

You've got to know
When to hold 'em,
Know when to (17)________ 'em
Know when to walk away,
Know (18)________ to run.
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table.
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done.

Now every (19)______________ knows
The secret to survivin'
Is knowin' what to throw away
And knowin' (20)________ to keep.
'Cause every hand's a winner
And every hand's a loser
And the best you can hope for
Is to die in your sleep.'

And when he finished speakin',
He turned back (21)____________ the window,
Crushed out his cigarette
And faded off to sleep.
And somewhere in the darkness,
The gambler he broke even.
And in his final words I found
An ace that I could keep.

You've got to know
When to hold 'em,
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away,
Know (22)________ to run.
You never count (23)________ money
When you're sittin' at the table.
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done.

You've got to know
When to hold 'em,
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away,
Know (24)________ to run.
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table.
There'll be time (25)____________ for countin'
When the dealin's done.

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