Lyrics:

On A Warm Summers Evening,
on A Train Bound For Nowhere
i Met Up With A Gambler,
we Were Both Too Tired To Sleep
so We Took Turns At Staring
out The Window At The Darkness
the Boredom Overtook Us And He Began To Speak
he Said, Son Ive Made A Life Out Of Reading Peoples Faces
and Knowing What The Cards Were,
by The Way They Held Their Eyes
so If You Dont Mind My Sayin,
i Can See Youre Out Of Aces
for A Taste Of Your Whiskey,
ill Give You Some Advice
so I Handed Him My Bottle,
and He Drank Down My Last Swallow
then He Bummed A Cigarette
and Asked Me For A Light
and The Night Got Deathly Quiet,
and His Face Lost All Expression
said, If Youre Gonna Play The Game, Boy,
you Gotta Learn To Play It Right
chorus
you Got To Know When To Hold em,
know When To Fold em
know When To Walk Away And Know When To Run
you Never Count Your Money,
when Youre Sittin At The Table
therell Be Time Enough For Countin,
when The Dealins Done
every Gambler Knows That The Secret To Survive Is
knowing What To Throw Away And Knowing What To Keep
cos Every Hands A Winner And Every Hands A Loser
and The Best That You Can Hope For Is That I End Asleep
and When He Finished Speakin,
he Turned Back For The Window
crushed Out The 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
chorus Repeats 3x