(To the tune of “The Gambler”pay by Kenny Rogers)
On a cool Sunday morning,
In a workshop filled with people
This person to my left
Looked like she would start to weep
She stared and seemed to know me
Passing me the handouts
As I touched it with my hand
She just started to speak
She said, I give my life to my school
It has a very important mission.
The kids are well-deserving
An experience to change their life.
But I am sitting at the table
With fewer full-pay people
The school says we need more
They made it my strife
So if, you don’t mind me asking,
Can you give me some pointers
Point me in the right direction
Please give some advice.
I said it’s not your goal
Perhaps the smaller market
But if you want to make a difference
Remove, the school-centric light.
If not, you gotta
Chorus
Know when to hold them,
Know when to fold them,
Know when to walk away,
Know when to run,
You always count your full-pay,
When you’re sitting at the table.
Will the School support your efforts,
Or the dealing is done.
Every marketer knows
That the secret to surviving
Knowin’ what the parents want.
Knowin’ what they believe
Not all tactics are winners,
Not all tactics are losers,
But if you’ll solve their problems
It’s your school they will seek.
I’ll give you the rub, friend
You’ll have to have some Aces
Support from the teachers,
A program that’s worth their dime,
And somewhere among it all
You’ll need a very good leader,
Pushing for your cause, Saying
High quality all the time,
If not, you gotta
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Know when to hold ‘em,
Know when to fold ‘em,
Know when to walk away,
Know when to run,
You always count your full-pay,
When you’re sitting at the table.
Will the School support your efforts,
Or the dealing is done.
Know when to hold them,
Know when to fold them,
Know when to walk away,
Know when to run,
You always count your full-pay,
When you’re sitting at the table.
Will the School support your efforts,
Or the dealing is done.
Know when to hold them,
Know when to fold them,
Know when to walk away,
Know when to run,
You always count your full-pay,
When you’re sitting at the table.
Will the School support your efforts,
Or the dealing is done.