“You always said the cards would never do you wrong.
The trick you said was never play the game too long.
A gambler's share.
The only risk that you would take.
The only loss you could forsake
The only bluff you couldn't fake.”

—  Bob Seger

Still the Same.
Song lyrics, Stranger in Town (1978)

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