The Gambler

On a warm summer's evening on a train bound for nowhere
温暖的夏日夜晚，我却是这么的失落与漫无目的
I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to sleep
我想我与面前的赌徒无异
So we took turns a-staring out the window at the darkness
就这么凝视着茫茫的夜色
The boredom overtook us, and he began to speak
他这么说道
He said, son I've made my life out of reading people's faces
孩子，我靠着别人过活
And knowing what the cards were by the way they held their eyes
靠从他们的眼中能看见些什么
So if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of aces
但我却只在你的眼中看见了迷茫
For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice
不如与我共觞，我给你一些建议
So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow
说完便喝光了我的酒
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light
又开始找我借火
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression
夜晚因为他的沉默而变得更加宁静
Said, if you're gonna play the game, boy, you gotta learn to play it right
‘’你应该好好享受自己的人生‘’
[02:21.34][01:11.64]You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
你应当知道何时放手
[02:27.51][01:17.91]Know when to walk away, know when to run
何时奔跑，何时漫步
[02:32.30][01:22.43]You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
你永远不能安于现状
[02:38.03][01:28.12]There'll be time enough for countin', when the dealin's done
当游戏结束你有的是时间将就
Now, every gambler knows, the secret to survivin'
每个赌徒都知道生存的方法
Is knowing what to throw away, knowing what to keep
就是知道何时放手
'Cause every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser
因为是胜利者的同时你也是一位失败者
And the best you can hope for is to die in your sleep
你能指望的最好结局就是在睡梦中永眠
So when he'd finished speakin', he turned back toward the window
当他说完他便转身朝窗户走去
Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep
熄灭了香烟就这么睡去
Then somewhere in the darkness, the gambler he broke even
在茫茫的夜色中
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep
一个赌徒给了我最后的希望