The Gambler-Kenny Rogers

[00:00.00] 作词 : Don Alan Schlitz Jr. [00:01.00] 作曲 : Don Alan Schlitz Jr. [00:06.99]On a warm summer's evening on a train bound for nowhere
一个暖和的夏夜，在一辆不知开往何方的火车上 [00:13.17]I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to sleep
我遇到一个赌徒，我们都累得睡不着了 [00:17.38]So we took turns a-staring out the window at the darkness
所以我们轮流盯着窗外的黑暗 [00:22.91]The boredom overtook us, and he began to speak
我们都觉得太过无聊，所以他开始说话 [00:27.58]He said, son I've made my life out of reading people's faces
他说，孩子，我靠读别人的表情为生 [00:33.13]And knowing what the cards were by the way they held their eyes
只要看他们的眼神，就知道他们手里有什么牌 [00:38.26]So if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of aces
所以如果你不介意我说出来，我能看到你没有王牌了 [00:43.60]For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice
把你的威士忌给我喝一口，我就给你点建议 [00:50.38]So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow
所以我把瓶子递给他，他喝干了最后一口酒 [00:55.70]Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light
然后摸出一截烟屁股，向我借个火 [01:00.77]And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression
夜突然像死人一般寂静，他脸上毫无表情 [01:06.20]Said, if you're gonna play the game, boy, you gotta learn to play it right
他说，如果你要赌博，孩子，你就得学会怎么打才对 [01:11.64]You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
你得知道什么时候叫牌，知道什么时候扣牌 [01:17.91]Know when to walk away, know when to run
知道什么时候走开，知道什么时候逃跑 [01:22.43]You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
绝不能坐在赌桌边数钱 [01:28.12]There'll be time enough for countin', when the dealin's done
当赌局结束时，你会有足够时间数钱 [01:36.40] Every gambler knows, the secret to survivin'
现在，每个赌徒都知道，生存的秘密 [01:43.35]Is knowing what to throw away, knowing what to keep
是知道丢弃什么，知道留下什么， [01:47.92]'Cause every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser
因为每手牌都是好牌，每手牌都是差牌 [01:54.14]And the best you can hope for is to die in your sleep
你能期望的最好结局，就是在睡觉时死掉 [01:59.10]And when he'd finished speakin', he turned back toward the window
所以他讲完了，他背过去对着窗户 [02:05.22]Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep
掐灭香烟，渐渐睡去 [02:10.28]Then somewhere in the darkness, the gambler he broke even
在黑暗的某处，这个赌徒赌出个平局 [02:16.06]But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep
但从他最后说的话里，我找到了一张可以紧握的王牌 [02:21.34]You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
你得知道什么时候叫牌，知道什么时候扣牌 [02:27.51]Know when to walk away, know when to run
知道什么时候走开，知道什么时候逃跑 [02:32.30]You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
绝不能坐在赌桌边数钱 [02:38.03]There'll be time enough for countin', when the dealin's done
当赌局结束时，你会有足够时间数钱 [02:43.38]You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
你得知道什么时候叫牌，知道什么时候扣牌 [02:49.29]Know when to walk away, know when to run
知道什么时候走开，知道什么时候逃跑 [02:54.05]You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
绝不能坐在赌桌边数钱 [02:59.62]There'll be time enough for countin', when the dealin's done
当赌局结束时，你会有足够时间数钱