[Sang]
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I'm waiting for ships that never come in.
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I wonder where they can be?
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[Spoken]
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Life is only a game of poker
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And happiness is the partner
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They deal you five cards in the cradle
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And you play wether your like it or not.
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Some get a pat hand to start with
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And the game doesn't seem on the square
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When you look at your hand and discover
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You were born without even a pair.
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But there's no use in kicking or squawking
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Just pick up your cards and begin
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To figure and plan and puzzle
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While fate looks on with a grin.
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Some take a chance at bluffing
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And stake everything they've got
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On a little dinky little poor flush
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And sometimes that wins a plot.
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Others will break up openers
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To draw for a middle straight
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They know what a chance they're takin'
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And they learned their mistake, too late.
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Some can't play crooked
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Against all good advice
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But they seldom get away with it
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And in the end they've paid the price.
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The most of us play straight poker
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But I'll tell you boys it's hard
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When you're there with both ends open
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And you can't draw the winning card
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Now, I've always been a loser
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It seems that I never can win
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And I'm just a dreamer who's waiting
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For ships that never come in.
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[Sang]
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I wonder, where they can be?..
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I'm Waiting For Ships That Never Come In
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| Jim Reeves |
