Ernest Tubb
I'm Waiting for Ships That Never Come In
I'm waiting for ships that never come in just watching and waiting in vainIt seems that life's stormy sea holds nothing for meBut broken dreams and shattered schemesWith each new day's dawning I try to pretend one more tomorrow and waiting will endI'm waiting for ships that never come in I wonder where they can beNow life is only a game of poker and happiness is the potThey'd deal you five cards in the cradle and you play with your like it or notSome game had a start with and the game doesn't seem on the squareWhen you pick up your cards and discover that you were born without even a pairNow some take a chance on bluffing and stake everything they've gotOn a little yankee poor flush and sometimes that wins a plotWhile others will break up openers to draw for a middle straightWhy they know the chance they are taking but they learned your mistake too lateNow some can't plan crook it against all good adviceBut they seldom get away with it at the end they've paid the priceNow me I've always been a loser why it seems I never can winI'm just a dreamer who's waiting for ships that never come inI'm waiting for ships that never come in I wonder where they can be
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