[ti:Ships] [ar:Patty Loveless] [00:02.65]Album:When Fallen Angels Fly [00:04.16]Title:Ships [00:04.46](Gretchen Peters) [00:17.53]Eddie had a few days comin' [00:19.05]So he took a Las Vegas jaunt [00:25.47]Out to the land of supply and demand [00:28.91]Where you can get anything you want [00:34.22]He wasn't lookin'for true love [00:37.29]No,he didn't believe in that stuff [00:41.95]Eddie LeGrande was a hard workin'man [00:45.43]Who just needed a little good luck [00:49.95]His shoes were a little worn [00:54.04]His hair was a little thin [00:58.29]Just another old sailor [01:00.78]Waitin'on his ship to come in [01:07.48]Lily was a two time loser [01:08.83]Who said that love was just a roll of the dice [01:14.79]She acted real tough,said once ain't enough [01:18.84]For me I learned my lesson twice [01:23.24]But deep in her heart lived a young girl [01:27.18]Dreamin'a young girl's dream [01:30.96]And that young girl was who Eddie ran into [01:35.53]Over by the slot machines [01:39.45]Her face was a little pale [01:43.54]Her dress was a little thin [01:47.73]Oh but lookin'at her was like [01:50.67]Watchin'his ship come in [02:13.40]Well,he bought her a cup of coffee [02:17.02]With the quarters he meant to play [02:21.02]They went for a bite and they talked all night [02:24.57]'Til they said what they needed to say [02:29.81]Then they found 'em an all night chapel [02:33.34]With a heart shaped honeymoon suite [02:37.59]And somewhere tonight in the neon light [02:41.41]Two hearts can't be beat [02:45.30]And he's singin'a little song [02:49.56]She's grinnin'a little grin [02:53.91]And they're holdin'each other [02:56.39]Watchin'their ship to come in [03:02.11]Her face was a little pale [03:06.15]His hair was a little thin [03:10.43]But they're two young lovers [03:12.74]Watchin'their ship to come in [03:18.49]Just holdin'each other [03:21.08]Watchin'their ship to come in