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Gamblefalls
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Marvin Gaye
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(Ooh, baby, let's make love tonight, oh yeah...) Ooh, yeah! (Alright... Let's make love tonight...) On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to sleep So we took turns a-starin' out the window at the darkness 'Til boredom overtook us and he began 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 So if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of aces For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice" (Listen to me...) 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 you're sittin' at the table There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done Somebody's Heine is crowding my icebox Somebody's cold one is giving me chills When I say, "this way is a water slide away from me That takes you further every day," so be cool 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 you're gonna play the game, boy You gotta learn to play it right" (Y'all, don't hear me...) 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 you're sittin' at the table There'll be time enough for countin'... (Big Shaq, where you at?) Imagine yourself in my shoes, close your eyes and get up in here And picture how it feels to be a king for a minute Now feel it, Porsches, Benzes, pounds is endless It's never hard to tell who my crew of TWISM mens is Players, Pepsi, and dimes all around Plush Italian suits cut and shines by the pound (Is it because my life is ten shades of gray, I pray, all ten fade away) Wake up, and fly to CancĂșn the next day Player haters linger, this Basketball swinger Staring at my grandmother's ring on my finger (My only bleeding hope is for the folk who can't cope With such an endurin' pain that it keeps 'em in the pourin' rain) So dead it, let it go, my doors long to swing up more Ice on my watch than in your block on December Enrico Gonzales, quick to take your honey on a trip around the world And spend this Laker money You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em (Come take control...) Know when to walk away and know when to run You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table (You're my medicine...) The bottle is ready to blow (Open up, and let me in...) You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em (Say it ain't so...) Know when to walk away and know when to run (My love, is a life taker...) You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table...
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