The Gambler-Maxdown

[ti:The Gambler] [ar:Maxdown] [al:The Essentials of Country] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Gambler (赌徒) - Maxdown [00:06.07]About twenty years ago [00:08.30] [00:08.84]On a train bound for nowhere [00:11.01] [00:11.89]Met up with the gambler [00:13.79] [00:14.50]Both too tired to sleep [00:16.18] [00:16.90]So we took turns staring [00:19.49]At the window at the darkness [00:22.35]Until boredom overtook us [00:24.88] [00:25.59]He commenced to speak [00:27.43]He said son I've made a life [00:30.45]Out of reading people's faces [00:33.39]And knowing what their cards were [00:35.89]By the way they held their eyes [00:38.67]So if you don't mind my saying [00:40.80] [00:41.34]I can see you're out of aces [00:44.06]For taste of your whiskey [00:46.86]I will give you some advice [00:49.31] [00:50.60]So I handed him my bottle [00:53.81]And he drank down my last swallow [00:56.18] [00:57.20]Then he bummed a cigarette [00:59.41]Then asked me for a light [01:01.85]And the night got deathly quiet [01:03.96] [01:04.63]And his face lost all expression [01:07.16]Said if you're going to play the game boy [01:10.01]Better learn to play it right [01:12.37]You've got to know when to hold them [01:14.92] [01:16.12]Know when to fold them [01:17.88] [01:18.75]Know when to walk away [01:20.87] [01:21.54]Know when to run [01:23.22]You ever count your money [01:25.71] [01:26.26]While you're sitting at the table [01:28.52]There'll be time enough for counting [01:31.28] [01:32.35]When the dealing is done [01:34.06] [01:39.07]Every gambler knows [01:40.97]That the secret to survival [01:43.85]Is knowing what to throw away [01:46.60]And knowing what to keep [01:48.33] [01:49.29]Every hand's a winner [01:51.09] [01:52.01]Every hand's a loser [01:53.78] [01:54.31]And the best that you can hope for [01:57.07]Is to die in your sleep [01:58.95] [01:59.76]And when he finished speaking [02:01.88] [02:02.63]Turned back toward the window [02:04.74] [02:05.69]Crushed out his cigarette [02:08.01]Faded off to sleep [02:09.68] [02:10.63]Somewhere in the darkness [02:12.81] [02:13.32]The gambler he broke even [02:15.95]But in his final words [02:17.94]I found an ace that I could keep [02:20.25] [02:20.82]You've got to know when to hold them [02:23.41] [02:24.41]Know when to fold them [02:26.14] [02:27.21]Know when to walk away [02:29.16] [02:29.92]Know when to run [02:31.47]You don't ever count your money [02:33.96] [02:34.54]While you're sitting at the table [02:36.93]There'll be time enough for counting [02:39.64] [02:40.53]When the dealing is done [02:42.41]You've got to know when to hold them [02:44.86] [02:45.87]Know when to fold them [02:47.49] [02:48.56]Know when to walk away [02:50.55] [02:51.19]Know when to run [02:52.71]You don't ever count your money [02:55.71]While you're sitting at the table [02:58.09]There'll be time enough for counting [03:00.73] [03:01.57]When the dealing is done [03:03.25]You've got to know when to hold them [03:05.96] [03:06.93]Know when to fold them [03:08.54] [03:09.51]Know when to walk away [03:11.59] [03:12.16]Know when to run [03:13.91]You don't ever count your money [03:16.79]While you're sitting at the table