The Gambler by Kenny Rogers

On a warm summer's evenin',
On a train bound for nowhere
I met up (1)________ the gambler.
We were both too (2)__________ to sleep.
So we took (3)__________ a-starin'
Out the window at the darkness.
When boredom (4)________________ us,
He began to speak.

He said, 'Son, I've made my life
Out of readin' people's faces.
Knowin' (5)________ the cards were
By the way they (6)________ their eyes.
So if you don't mind my sayin',
I can see you're out of aces,
For a (7)__________ 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 (8)__________ me for a light.
And the night got deathly quiet,
And his (9)________ lost all expression.
He said, 'If
You're gonna (10)________ the game, boy,
You gotta learn to play it right.'

You've got to know
When to hold 'em,
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away,
Know when to run.
You never (11)__________ your money
When you're sittin' at the table.
There'll be time (12)____________ for countin'
When the dealin's done.

Now every gambler knows
The (13)____________ to survivin'
Is knowin' (14)________ to (15)__________ away
And knowin' what to keep.
'Cause every hand's a winner
And every hand's a loser
And the (16)________ you can hope for
Is to die in your sleep.'

And when he finished speakin',
He turned back (17)____________ the window,
Crushed out his cigarette
And faded off to sleep.
And somewhere in the darkness,
The gambler he broke even.
And in his (18)__________ 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 (19)________ away,
Know when to run.
You never count (20)________ money
When you're sittin' at the table.
There'll be (21)________ 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 (22)________ to run.
You never (23)__________ your money
When you're sittin' at the table.
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done.

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