Álbum The Gambler de Kenny Rogers - Canciones

The Gambler

1978 |

Estilo(s) | Country Rock

Sello | United Artists Records

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The GamblerVer letra 3:32

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letra de The Gambler
On a warm summer's evening

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

The 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 the 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."

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.

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.

Every gambler knows

That the secret to survivin'

Is knowin' what to throw away

And knowin' what to keep.

'Cause every hand's a winner,

And every hand's a loser,

And the best that you can hope for

Is to die in your sleep."

And when he finished speakin'

He turned back toward the window

Crushed out his cigarette

And faded off to sleep

And somewhere in the darkness

The gambler he broke even

And in his final words

I found an ace that I could keep

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

You've got to know when to hold 'em

(When to hold 'em)

Know when to fold 'em

(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

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
I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way AgainVer letra 2:55

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letra de I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again
Oh, I wish that I could hurt that way again

At least I had you every now and then

And in between the sorrow

At least there was tomorrow

And as long as there's tomorrow

There's no end

Oh, I wish that I could hurt that way again.

Oh, I wish that we could play that game again

Even though I'd always lose and you would win

At times you would desert me

The emptiness would hurt me

But your coming back

Was always worth the pain

Oh, I wish that I could hurt that way again.

I'd love to hear you tell me

You don't need me anymore

Just like you used to tell me everyday

I'd love to watch you leaving

Like the hundred times before

At least my eyes could see you walk away.

Oh, I wish that we could play that game again

Even though I'd always lose and you would win

At times you would desert me

The emptiness would hurt me

But your coming back

Was always worth the pain

Oh, I wish that I could hurt that way again...
King Of Oak StreetVer letra 4:55

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letra de King Of Oak Street
Like a leaf caught in the wind he drifted a while

With no purpose or direction too his life

He tried to get himself together and pacify his mind

And forget about the things he left behind.

The cryin' woman standing helpless in his door

With a two month old baby in her arms

His little black book laying torn up on the floor

And God only knows he never meant to do her wrong.

A careless weekend on the other side of town

Has torn the king of Oak Street's Castle down

And all week long he's tried to call her but she won't let him explain

Now Sunday morning finds him walking in the rain.

He sits down in a phone booth and he prays

That she'll forgive him and she'll believe he's changed his ways

With shaking hand he deposits his last dime

And he's still praying that she won't hang up this time.

Then the sweetest voice he's ever heard says hello

Breakfast's almost ready baby, come on home

I've thought the whole thing over and I think I understand

That the king of Oak Street is just an ordinary man.

I've thought the whole thing over and I think I understand

That the king of Oak Street is just an ordinary man...
Making Music For MoneyVer letra 3:10

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letra de Making Music For Money
When I woke up this morning

I was tired as I could be

I think I was counting my money

When I should have been counting sheep

My agent he just called me

and told me what I should be

If I would make my music for money

Instead of making music for me

I said I know that this may sound funny

But money don't mean nothin' to me

I won't make my music for money, no

I'm gonna make my music for me

He said that people only buy the love songs.

Rock and roll is not too long

He said son you got to be commerical

If you want to turn the people on.

And I said turning on the people

Now that's a beautiful place to be

But if I spend my time makin' memorable rhyme

Well who's gonna turn on me?

I said I know that this may sound funny

But money don't mean nothin' to me

I won't make my music for money, no

I'm gonna make my music for me

Well now, I went up the country

And I'll tell you all about the scene

I found a place with much charm and much grace

That was untouched by the music machine

Well the people where havin' a good time

Makin' music all day long

And nobody cared if they ever got paid

One penny for playin' a song

I said I know that this may sound funny

But money don't mean nothin' to me

I won't make my music for money, no

I'm gonna make my music for me
The Hoodooin´ Of Miss Fannie Deberry 4:44
She Believes In MeVer letra 4:11

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letra de She Believes In Me
While she lays sleeping

I stay out late at night and play my songs

And sometimes all the nights can be so long

And it's good when I finally make it home, all alone

While she lays dreaming

I try to get undressed without the light

And quietly she says how was your night

And I come to her and say

It was all right, and I hold her tight

And she believes in me

I'll never know just what she sees in me

I told her someday if she was my girl

I could change the world

With my little songs, I was wrong

But she has faith in me

And so I go on trying faithfully

And who knows maybe on some special night

If my song is right

I can find a way

While she lays waiting

I stumble to the kitchen for a bite

And I see my old guitar in the night

Just waiting for me like a secret friend

And there's no end while she lays crying

I fumble with a melody or two

And I'm torn between the things that I should do

And she says to wake her up when I am through

God her love is true

And she believes in me

I'll never know just what she sees in me

I told her someday if she was my girl

I could change the world

With my little songs, I was wrong

But she has faith in me

And so I go on trying faithfully

And who knows maybe on some special night

If my song is right

I can find a way

While she waits

While she waits

For me
Tennessee BottleVer letra 3:59

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letra de Tennessee Bottle
I broke the law and I used a gun

I broke the Ten Commandments one by one

I always wished that I had a son

Just to teach him not to

I lived in the valley and I hid in the hills

I stole moonshine from illegal stills

Folks said "Don't rile him 'cause he may kill"

But only if I've got to

All I want is a Tennessee bottle

All I need is an Arkansas bride

All I can see is an Ozark mountain sunrise

And 500 miles to hide my life, life, life, to hide my life

To hide my life

I tried to farm and I tried to mine

I tried cuttin' on the timberline

But pain and sweat was all I'd find

Rewarding all my labor

So I robbed banks and I robbed trains

I lost one eye in a poker game

I gave up gambling 'cause it's such a shame

To cheat your friends and neighbors

All I want is a Tennessee bottle

All I need is an Arkansas bride

All I can see is an Ozark mountain sunrise

And 500 miles to hide my life, life, life, to hide my life

To hide my life

I think I'm gonna quit and change my ways

Settle down and live an honest day

Someone said that crime don't pay

But I gotta 'nuff to live on

I think I'm gonna move to Little Rock

Leave my doors without a lock

I might be a foot without a sock

But I got cash to stand on

All I want is a Tennessee bottle

All I need is an Arkansas bride

All I can see is an Ozark mountain sunrise

And 500 miles to hide my life, life, life, to hide my life

To hide my life
Sleep Tight, Goodnight ManVer letra 2:52

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letra de Sleep Tight, Goodnight Man
The sandman told me he's done all he can

The situation calls for more than sand

You've been crying all night long

Tossing and turning and it's almost done.

I am here, I'm gonna help you sleep

Count on me instead of counting sheet

Close your eyes and leave the rest to me.

And you'll have sweet dreams at the last of night

And easy feeling and a morning light

Drift away with a touch of the hand

From the sleep tight, goodnight man.

Soft and sooth and as a lullaby

I'll kiss your tears from those weary eyes

And in the morning you will understand

That you've been touched by the goodnight man.

I'll rock you gently like a rolling wave

Hold you in my arms until you drift away

So just lay back and leave the rest to me.

And you'll have sweet dreams at the last of night

And easy feeling and a morning light

Drift away with a touch of the hand

From the sleep tight, goodnight man.
A Little More Like Me (The Crucifixion)Ver letra 2:47

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It was an April night and I was driving

Went out on the town

The show was at the palace

So we all went on down

We all had a bomb as I recall

But now it seems absurd

As the madness raged upon the stage

He didn't say a word

He was a little weak and we all fear

It wasn't one of us

He didn't drink, he didn't smoke

And he didn't [Incomprehensible]

You'd see him now and then

With a bunch of men hanging around the sea

And I'm sure I would have liked him more

If he were a little more like me

It was a spring each day

The clouds were gray

Looked like in my dream

Thought about the night before

And I was so ashamed

When I heard what they had done to him

Stranger I had known

But as drunk as we all got last night

It's a wonder we got home

He was a little weak and we all fear

It wasn't one of us

He didn't drink, he didn't smoke

And he didn't [Incomprehensible]

You'd see him now and then

With a bunch of men hanging around the sea

And I'm sure I would have liked him more

If he were a little more like me

And I'm sure I would have liked him more

If he were a little more like me
San Francisco Mabel JoyVer letra 3:36

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letra de San Francisco Mabel Joy
His daddy was an honest man, red dirt Georgia farmer

His mamma lived her short life having kids and baling hay

He had fifteen years, an ache inside to wander

He hopped a freight in Waycross, wound up in L.A.

Lord the cold nights had no pity on a Waycross Georgia farmboy

Most days he went hungry, then the summer came

He met a girl known on the strip as San Francisco's Mabel Joy

Destitutions child born of an L.A. street called shame

Growing up came quietly in the arms of Mabel Joy

Laughter found their mornings, brought a meaning to his life

Yes, the night before she left, sleep came and left that

Waycross country boy with dreams of Georgia cotton and a California wife

Sunday morning found him standing 'neath the red light of her door

When a right cross sent him reeling, put him face down on the floor

In place of Mabel Joy he found a merchant mad merine,

he growled that Georgia neck is red, but sonny your still green

He turned twenty-one in a gray rock federal prison

The old judge had no mercy for a Waycross Georgia boy

Starin' at those four gray, in silence he would listen

That midnight freight he knew would take him back to Mabel Joy

Sunday morning found him lyin' 'neath the red light of her door

With a bullet in his side he cried have you seen Mabel Joy

Stunned and shaken someone said she's not here no more

She left this house four years today

They say she's looking for some Georgia farm boy
Morgana JonesVer letra 3:03

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letra de Morgana Jones
Morgana Jones was a middle aged woman

She was ugly as she could be

Looking for a kid about half her age

To show him what there was to see

Morgana knew more tricks than Houdini

She could make a blind man see

Make a crippled man run along

High hurdles and Morgana's coming after me.

Morgana leave me alone

I don't need none of your action

Morgana leave me alone

I got my own kind of satisfaction.

I gave ten dollars for an hour and a half

God, it sure went fast!

Morgana kept her eyes on her watch

She knew how long I'd last

Many was the time I'd hide up in the hills

It was that or the undertaker

And morning would come and I'd tip-toe out

And pray to God I wouldn't wake her!

Morgana leave me alone

I don't need none of your action

Morgana leave me alone

I got my own kind of satisfaction.

Now that I think about poor Morgana

She really wasn't all there

I know she's not the best I've known

But she's sure not the worst I've had

It really didn't matter when she said it was over

I didn't have to bother

The thing that hurt when she looked at me

Said I'd never be as good as my father.

Morgana leave me alone

I don't need none of your action

Morgana leave me alone

I got my own kind of satisfaction

Don't you talk about Morgana