The Gambler (Live) - Kenny Rogers

About twenty years ago On a train bound for nowhere I met up with The Gambler We were both too tired to sleep So we took turns a starin' Through the window at the darkness 'Til boredom overtook us And he commenced 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 And if you don't mind my sayin' I would say you're out of aces And for one taste of your whiskey I will give you some advice' So I handed him my bottle And he drank down my last swallow Then he bummed a cigarette Then he bummed a light The night got deathly quiet And his face lost all expression He said, 'If you're gonna play the game, boy You better learn to play it right' 'Cause ev'ry gambler knows That the secret to survival Is knowin' what to throw away And knowin' what to keep And ev'ry hand's a winner Just like ev'ry hand's a loser And the best that you can hope for Is to die in your sleep. You got to know when to hold 'em Know when to fold 'em Know when to walk away Know when to run You don't ever count your money While you're sittin' at the table There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin' 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 don't ever count your money While you're sittin' at the table There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin' is done And when he finished speakin' He turned back t'ward the window Put out his cigarette 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 Know when to run You don't ever count your money While you're sittin' at the table There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin' 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 don't ever count your money While you're sittin' at the table There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin' 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 don't ever count your money While you're sittin' at the table There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin' is done

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I wanted you for life, you and me in the wind I never thought there'd come a time that our story would end It's hard to understand but I guess I'll have to try It's not easy to say goodbye For all the joy we share, all that time we had to spend Now if I had one wish, I'd want forever back again To look into your eyes and hold you when you cry It's not easy to say goodbye I remember all those great time we had So many memories, some good, some bad Yes and through it all, those memories will last forever There's peace in where you are, maybe all I need to know And if I listen to my heart, I'll hear your laughter once more And so I have to say I'm just glad you came my way It's not easy to say goodbye Goodbye

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to know Where the tree tops glisten And children listen To hear the sleigh bells in the snow I'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white I'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white

And darlin' Is there a cure for this hunger? A terrible curse to be under I'll be sleepin' with that And it's no small thing You'll smoke me out in your own ways And chase me around until mornin' And follow me back And, lovely You're tearin' me down with your cheekbones They're warm, but they hit me like sharp stones When you pull away Now I walk slow I wander the streets in the morning I still smell your scent like a warning When the wind blows Oh, when the wind blows So leave me When you're sleepin' alone in the basement And my parents are home, but I'm vacant And I'm watching the news Because I'm slow now I'm young but I feel like an old man The tar in my lungs and these cold hands They held onto you No, keep me Inside of your mind when you're achin' Lord, 'cause for now, we're mistaken In thinkin' we fit But I'll stay steady But nights are a-blazin' and heavy Alone in my room and I'm ready To rest for a while Oh, to rest for a while Oh, but I don't mind it I don't mind it I don't mind, honey, I don't mind Oh, but I don't mind it I don't mind it I don't mind it I don't mind it And I don't mind it I'll wait and I'll listen (I don't mind it) And see through to the kitchen (I don't mind it) I'm not taking it back (I don't mind) Oh, and I don't mind it I don't mind it I don't mind it I don't mind it I don't mind it I don't mind it I- Oh, honey, I don't mind