The Gambler-Midnight King

[ti:The Gambler] [ar:Midnight King] [al:Big Spender - Poker Music] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Gambler (赌徒) - Midnight King [00:08.94]On a warm summer's evenin' [00:10.62] [00:11.45]On a train bound for nowhere [00:13.10] [00:14.39]I met up with the gambler [00:15.97] [00:17.11]We were both too tired to sleep [00:19.13] [00:19.89]So we took turns a starin' [00:21.55] [00:22.36]Out the window at the darkness [00:23.87] [00:25.11]'Til boredom overtook us [00:26.41] [00:28.26]And he began to speak [00:29.34] [00:30.41]He said "Son I've made a life [00:33.10]Out of readin' people's faces [00:34.58] [00:36.17]And knowin' what their cards [00:37.46] [00:38.60]Were by the way they held their eyes [00:40.28] [00:41.41]So if you don't mind my sayin' [00:43.07] [00:44.15]I can see you're out of aces [00:45.70] [00:46.78]For a taste of your whiskey [00:48.49] [00:49.51]I'll give you some advice" [00:50.94] [00:53.40]So I handed him my bottle [00:55.02] [00:56.34]And he drank down my last swallow [00:58.13] [00:59.17]Then he bummed a cigarette [01:00.93] [01:01.91]And asked me for a light [01:03.48] [01:04.74]And the night got deathly quiet [01:06.18] [01:07.11]And his face lost all expression [01:08.46] [01:09.86]Said "If you're gonna play the game [01:11.92] [01:12.55]Boy you gotta learn to play it right" [01:14.43] [01:15.25]You got to know when to hold 'em [01:17.34] [01:18.73]Know when to fold 'em [01:19.98] [01:21.24]Know when to walk away and know when to run [01:25.37] [01:26.03]You never count your money [01:27.66] [01:29.02]When you're sittin' at the table [01:30.70] [01:31.90]There'll be time enough for countin' [01:33.54] [01:34.99]When the dealing's done [01:36.66] [01:41.65]Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin' [01:45.16] [01:47.04]Is knowin' what to throw away [01:48.30] [01:50.19]And knowing what to keep [01:51.29] [01:52.42]'Cause every hand's a winner [01:53.75] [01:55.15]And every hand's a loser [01:56.65] [01:58.26]And the best that you can hope for [02:01.02]Is to die in your sleep [02:02.40] [02:03.31]And when he finished speakin' [02:04.55] [02:05.93]He turned back towards the window [02:07.26] [02:09.20]Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep [02:12.64] [02:14.15]And somewhere in the darkness [02:15.64] [02:16.79]The gambler he broke even [02:18.05] [02:19.59]But in his final words I found [02:21.46] [02:22.17]An ace that I could keep [02:23.59] [02:24.55]You got to know when to hold 'em [02:26.73] [02:28.14]Know when to fold 'em [02:29.51] [02:30.85]Know when to walk away and know when to run [02:34.69] [02:35.55]You never count your money [02:37.04] [02:38.41]When you're sittin' at the table [02:40.19] [02:41.08]There'll be time enough for countin' [02:42.65] [02:44.52]When the dealing's done [02:45.29] [02:46.28]You got to know when to hold 'em [02:48.47] [02:50.00]Know when to fold 'em [02:51.30] [02:52.72]Know when to walk away and know when to run [02:56.39] [02:57.28]You never count your money [02:59.18] [03:00.15]When you're sittin' at the table [03:02.02] [03:02.88]There'll be time enough for countin' [03:04.80] [03:06.30]When the dealing's done [03:07.19] [03:08.23]You got to know when to hold 'em [03:10.57] [03:11.73]Know when to fold 'em [03:12.99] [03:14.38]Know when to walk away and know when to run [03:18.21] [03:19.07]You never count your money [03:20.77] [03:21.92]When you're sittin' at the table [03:23.55] [03:25.63]There'll be time enough for countin' [03:27.49] [03:28.70]When the dealing's done