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Ships That Don’t Come In Lyrics by HiXTAPE, Joe Diffie

HIXTAPE, Vol. 3: DIFFTAPE

2024

[Intro: Toby Keith]
I could tell he'd had a tough life
By the way he sat and stared
And me, I'd come to push and shove
So I pulled up a chair
[Verse 1: Joe Diffie, Toby Keith]
We talked of roads untraveled
We talked of love untrue
Of strings that come unraveled
We were kings and kindred fools
And just when I'd hit bottom
That old man raised his glass
And said at least we had our chances
There's those who never have
[Chorus: Toby Keith]
So here's to all the soldiers
Who have ever died in vain
The insane locked up in themselves
The homeless down on Main
To those who stand on empty shores
And spit against the wind
And those who wait forever
For ships that don't come in
[Verse 2: Luke Combs, Joe Diffie]
He said it's only life's illusions
That bring us to this bar
To pick up these old crutches
And compare each other's scars
'Cause the things we're calling heartaches
Hell, they're hardly worth our time
We bitch about a dollar
When there's those without a dime
[Bridge: Luke Combs]
And as he ordered one last round
He said I guess we can't complain
'Cause God made life a gamble
And we're still in the game
[Chorus: Luke Combs, Joe Diffie]
So here's to all the soldiers
Who have ever died in vain
The insane locked up in themselves
The homeless down on Main
To those who stand on empty shores
And spit against the wind
And those who wait forever
For ships that don't come in
And those who wait forever
For ships that don't come in
Credits
HiXTAPE

HiXTAPE

Joe Diffie

Joe Diffie

About “Ships That Don’t Come In” by HiXTAPE

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"Ships That Don’t Come In" appears on "HIXTAPE, Vol. 3: DIFFTAPE" in 2024.

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