Kay Starr
I'm Waiting for Ships That Never Come In
I'm waiting for ships that never come inI wonder where they can beLife is only a game of pokerAnd "happiness" is the potFate deals you five cards in the cradleAnd you play, whether you like it or notSome get a pat hand to start withAnd the game doesn't seem on the squareWhen you look at your hand and discoverYou were born without even a pairBut there's no use in kicking or squawkingJust pick up your cards and beginTo figure and plan and puzzleWhile Fate looks on with a grinSome take a chance at bluffingAnd stake everything they've gotOn a dinky little four-flushAnd, sometimes, it wins the potOthers will break up openersTo draw for a middle straightThey know what a chance they're takingSongtexteAnd they learn their mistake too lateSome can't help playing crookedAgainst all good adviceBut they seldom get away with itAnd in the end, they'll pay the priceThe most of us play straight pokerBut I tell you, boys, it's hardWhen you're there with both ends openAnd you can't draw the winning cardNow I've always been a loserIt seems that I never can winAnd I'm just a dreamer who'sWaiting for ships that never come inI wonder where they can be
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