You gotta know when to hold em. Know when to fold em. Know when to walk away. Know when to run. Legendary chicken impresario Kenny Rogers first sang these prophetic words in 1978. And either you know these words by heart or you are a liar. Hell, The Gambler has become such a well-worn American pastiche at this point that it might as well be sung before minor league baseball games after the National Anthem. Still, the song’s ubiquity does not dull it’s sentiment. The fact that Kenny Rogers himself passed away in March of 2020, right before the world went to hell in a hand basket, proves he didn’t just sing these lyrics–he lived them.