The poker players have a term
With hands they think they'll win.
They give their chips a mighty shove
And say that they're "all in".

All that they have is on the line.
Their chips are on the felt.
They're confident in victory
With cards that they've been dealt.

Old Lady Luck may treat them bad
And winning hands get beat.
At times those hands that just can't lose
Will go down to defeat.

They know this possibility
For fate can't be controlled
And there are times the better play
Would be to pass and fold.

But when they get a hand that says
To fold would be a sin
It's time to put it on the line
And say that they're "all in".

They've cast the die; they've spun the wheel,
Decision has been made.
They hope to get the best results
From how their hand was played.

They know that, if they want to win
They have to bet it all
And, when those special moments come
"All in" must be their call.

It's not in only poker, friends,
This rule should be applied.
For anything we want in life
"All in" should be our guide.

Sometimes we'll win; sometimes we'll lose,
That's how the chips may fall
But it is not a total loss
If we give it our all.

As for myself, I do my best.
I may not always win
But, when I play the game of life,
I always go "all in".

I'm never one to pass and fold
And I'm not one to call.
I'd rather raise and take my chance
If I can have it all.

And, even if I wind up broke,
I gave the wheel a spin.
I'll go to my grave knowing that
I lived my life "all in".