I'm Waiting For Ships That Never Come In
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โฑ๏ธ 2:18 duration
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๐ Lyrics
I'm waiting for ships that never come in
I wonder where they can be
Life is only a game of poker
And happiness is the pot
Fate deals you five cards in the cradle
And you play whether you like it or not
Some get a pat hand to start with
And the game doesn't seem on the square
When you look at your hand and discover
You were born without even a pair
But there's no use in kicking or squawking
Just pick up your cards and begin
To figure and plan and puzzle
While fate looks on with a grin
Some take a chance at bluffing
And stake everything they've got
On a little dinky little four flush
And sometimes it wins the pot
Others will break up openers
To draw for a middle straight
They know what a chance they're taking
And they learn their mistake, too late
Some can't help playing crooked
Against all good advice
But they seldom get away with it
And in the end they'll pay the price
The most of us play straight poker
But I'll tell you boys it's hard
When you're there with both ends open
And you can't draw the winning card
Now, I've always been a loser
It seems that I never can win
And I'm just a dreamer who's waiting
For ships that never come in
I wonder where they can be
I wonder where they can be
Life is only a game of poker
And happiness is the pot
Fate deals you five cards in the cradle
And you play whether you like it or not
Some get a pat hand to start with
And the game doesn't seem on the square
When you look at your hand and discover
You were born without even a pair
But there's no use in kicking or squawking
Just pick up your cards and begin
To figure and plan and puzzle
While fate looks on with a grin
Some take a chance at bluffing
And stake everything they've got
On a little dinky little four flush
And sometimes it wins the pot
Others will break up openers
To draw for a middle straight
They know what a chance they're taking
And they learn their mistake, too late
Some can't help playing crooked
Against all good advice
But they seldom get away with it
And in the end they'll pay the price
The most of us play straight poker
But I'll tell you boys it's hard
When you're there with both ends open
And you can't draw the winning card
Now, I've always been a loser
It seems that I never can win
And I'm just a dreamer who's waiting
For ships that never come in
I wonder where they can be
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:00.60] I'm waiting for ships that never come in
[00:10.78] I wonder where they can be
[00:21.36] Life is only a game of poker
[00:24.58] And happiness is the pot
[00:27.44] Fate deals you five cards in the cradle
[00:31.28] And you play whether you like it or not
[00:36.23] Some get a pat hand to start with
[00:38.15] And the game doesn't seem on the square
[00:39.87] When you look at your hand and discover
[00:42.51] You were born without even a pair
[00:45.75] But there's no use in kicking or squawking
[00:48.95] Just pick up your cards and begin
[00:51.03] To figure and plan and puzzle
[00:54.38] While fate looks on with a grin
[00:59.34] Some take a chance at bluffing
[01:00.99] And stake everything they've got
[01:02.62] On a little dinky little four flush
[01:04.35] And sometimes it wins the pot
[01:09.59] Others will break up openers
[01:11.25] To draw for a middle straight
[01:14.03] They know what a chance they're taking
[01:16.74] And they learn their mistake, too late
[01:20.68] Some can't help playing crooked
[01:22.25] Against all good advice
[01:25.25] But they seldom get away with it
[01:29.27] And in the end they'll pay the price
[01:33.79]
[01:37.82] The most of us play straight poker
[01:41.71] But I'll tell you boys it's hard
[01:44.41] When you're there with both ends open
[01:45.94] And you can't draw the winning card
[01:51.56] Now, I've always been a loser
[01:55.32] It seems that I never can win
[01:58.02] And I'm just a dreamer who's waiting
[02:00.93] For ships that never come in
[02:03.71] I wonder where they can be
[02:09.44]
[00:10.78] I wonder where they can be
[00:21.36] Life is only a game of poker
[00:24.58] And happiness is the pot
[00:27.44] Fate deals you five cards in the cradle
[00:31.28] And you play whether you like it or not
[00:36.23] Some get a pat hand to start with
[00:38.15] And the game doesn't seem on the square
[00:39.87] When you look at your hand and discover
[00:42.51] You were born without even a pair
[00:45.75] But there's no use in kicking or squawking
[00:48.95] Just pick up your cards and begin
[00:51.03] To figure and plan and puzzle
[00:54.38] While fate looks on with a grin
[00:59.34] Some take a chance at bluffing
[01:00.99] And stake everything they've got
[01:02.62] On a little dinky little four flush
[01:04.35] And sometimes it wins the pot
[01:09.59] Others will break up openers
[01:11.25] To draw for a middle straight
[01:14.03] They know what a chance they're taking
[01:16.74] And they learn their mistake, too late
[01:20.68] Some can't help playing crooked
[01:22.25] Against all good advice
[01:25.25] But they seldom get away with it
[01:29.27] And in the end they'll pay the price
[01:33.79]
[01:37.82] The most of us play straight poker
[01:41.71] But I'll tell you boys it's hard
[01:44.41] When you're there with both ends open
[01:45.94] And you can't draw the winning card
[01:51.56] Now, I've always been a loser
[01:55.32] It seems that I never can win
[01:58.02] And I'm just a dreamer who's waiting
[02:00.93] For ships that never come in
[02:03.71] I wonder where they can be
[02:09.44]