I'm Waiting for Ships That Never Come In - Ernest Tubb
I'm waiting for ships that never come in
Just watching and waiting in vain
It seems that life's stormy sea holds nothing for me
But broken dreams and shattered schemes
With each new day's dawning
I try to pretend one more tomorrow
And waiting will end
I'm waiting for ships that never come in
I wonder where they can be
Now life is only a game of poker
And happiness is the pot
They'd deal you five cards in the cradle
And you play with your like it or not
Now some game had a start with
And the game doesn't seem on the square
When you pick up your cards and discover
That you were born without even a pair
Now some take a chance on bluffing
And stake everything they've got
On a little yankee poor flush
And sometimes that wins a plot
While others will break up openers
To draw for a middle straight
Why they know the chance they are taking
But they learned your mistake too late
Now some can't plan crook it against all good advice
But they seldom get away with it at the end
They've paid the price
Now me I've always been a loser
Why it seems I never can win
I'm just a dreamer
Who's waiting for ships that never come in
I'm waiting for ships that never come in
I wonder where they can be
