The Gambler-Busy Signal

[ti:The Gambler] [ar:Busy Signal] [al:Reggae's Gone Country] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.19]The Gambler - Busy Signal [00:01.01]Written by：John Rich/Charlie Pennachio/Chris Chin/Cristy Barber/Raymond Barber [00:02.44] [00:12.51]On a warm summer's evenin' [00:14.45] [00:15.00]On a train bound for nowhere [00:17.30] [00:17.84]I met up with the gambler [00:20.70]We were both too tired to sleep [00:22.73] [00:23.40]So we took turns to stairrin' out the window at the darkness [00:28.98]Till boredom over took us [00:31.40] [00:32.30]And he begun to speak [00:33.66] [00:34.46]He said son I've made a life [00:36.44] [00:37.20]Out of readin' peoples faces [00:40.19]And knowing what their cards were [00:42.79]By the way they held their eyes [00:45.47]So if you don't mind me saying [00:47.71] [00:48.27]I can see you're out of aces [00:51.10]For the taste of your whisky [00:53.78]I'll give you some advice [00:55.90] [00:57.70]So I handed him my bottle [01:00.65]And he drank down my last swallow [01:03.00] [01:04.06]And he bummed a cigarrete [01:06.48]And asked me for a light [01:08.08] [01:08.72]And the night dark gettin' quiet [01:10.88] [01:11.70]And his face lost all expression [01:14.42]Said if you gonna play the game [01:16.48]Boy you gotta learn to play it right [01:19.11] [01:19.74]You got to know when to hold 'em [01:22.28] [01:23.29]Know when to fold 'em [01:25.04] [01:25.85]Know when to walk away [01:28.07] [01:28.79]Know when to run [01:30.48]You never count your money while sitting at the table [01:35.99]They will be time enough for countin' when the deal is done [01:41.41] [01:46.89]Every gambler knows that the secret to surviving [01:51.64]Is knowing what to throw in and knowing what to keep [01:56.22] [01:56.99]'Cause every hand's a winner and every hands a looser [02:01.93] [02:02.45]And the best that you can hope [02:04.58]For is to dyin' to sleep [02:07.19] [02:07.91]And when he finished speaking [02:10.19] [02:10.73]He turned back towards the window [02:13.02] [02:14.18]Crushed down his cigarette faded off to sleep [02:18.39] [02:18.90]And somewhere in the darkness the gambler [02:22.69]He broke even but in his final words I found [02:27.41]A message I could keep [02:29.57]You got to know when to hold 'em [02:32.19] [02:33.34]Know when to fold 'em [02:35.13] [02:36.11]Know when to walk away [02:38.14] [02:38.87]Know when to run [02:40.56]You never count your money while sitting at the table [02:46.06]They will be time enough for countin' when the deal is done [02:51.50]You got to know when to hold 'em [02:54.31] [02:55.05]Know when to fold 'em [02:57.10] [02:58.13]Know when to walk away [03:00.09] [03:00.88]Know when to run [03:02.51]You never count your money while sitting at the table [03:08.16]They will be time enough for countin' when the deal is done [03:13.64]You got to know when to hold 'em [03:16.41] [03:17.60]Know when to fold 'em [03:19.11] [03:20.13]Know when to walk away [03:22.12] [03:22.85]Know when to run [03:24.55]You never count your money while sitting at the table [03:30.09]They will be time enough for countin' when the deal is done