Ships That Don't Come In (Re-Recorded)-Joe Diffie

[ti:Ships That Don't Come In (Re-Recorded)] [ar:Joe Diffie] [al:Greatest Hits (Re-Recorded Versions)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Ships That Don't Come In (Re-Recorded) - Joe Diffie [00:15.90]I could tell he'd had a tough life [00:19.00] [00:20.04]By the way he sat and stared [00:22.27] [00:24.64]And me I'd come to push and shove [00:26.92] [00:28.46]So I pulled up a chair [00:30.77] [00:32.58]We talked of roads untraveled [00:35.33] [00:36.67]We talked of love untrue [00:38.96] [00:40.52]Of strings that come unraveled [00:43.24] [00:44.36]We were kings and kindred fools [00:47.22] [00:49.09]Just when I'd hit bottom [00:51.40] [00:52.99]That old man raised his glass [00:55.54] [00:56.71]Said at least we had our chances [01:00.32] [01:01.07]There's those who never have [01:03.94] [01:04.89]So here's to all the soldiers [01:08.35] [01:08.98]Who have ever died in vain [01:11.86] [01:13.42]Insane locked up in themselves [01:17.20]The homeless down on Main [01:19.93] [01:21.40]To those who stand on empty shores [01:24.95] [01:25.52]Spit against the wind [01:27.90] [01:29.68]Those who wait forever [01:32.78] [01:33.35]For ships that don't come in [01:36.28] [01:43.17]He said it's only life's illusions [01:47.81]That bring us to this bar [01:49.93] [01:51.71]To pick up these old crutches [01:54.43] [01:55.57]And compare each other's scars [01:58.38] [01:59.84]'Cause the things we're calling heartaches [02:03.09] [02:03.95]Hell they're hardly worth our time [02:06.34] [02:08.63]We b**ch about a dollar [02:10.03] [02:11.92]When there's those without a dime [02:14.47] [02:15.94]As he ordered one last round [02:19.07]He said I guess we can't complain [02:23.19] [02:24.64]God made life a gamble [02:27.25] [02:28.51]And we're still in the game [02:31.40] [02:32.49]So here's to all the soldiers [02:36.33]Who have ever died in vain [02:39.08] [02:40.85]Insane locked up in themselves [02:44.75]The homeless down on Main [02:47.29] [02:48.93]To those who stand on empty shores [02:52.97]And spit against the wind [02:55.33] [02:57.17]Those who wait forever [03:00.32] [03:01.04]For ships that don't come in [03:04.77] [03:07.19]And those who wait forever [03:11.89] [03:13.05]For ships that don't come in