"Ships That Don't Come In" is a song recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie that reached the Top 5 on the ''

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) chart in 1992. It was released in April 1992 as the second single from his album '' Regular Joe''. The song was written by Paul Nelson and Dave Gibson the latter of whom was also recording for Epic as a member of the Gibson/Miller Band at the time.

Content

The song features two men philosophizing about the nature of life while having a conversation at a bar.

Music video

The music video was directed by Jack Cole and premiered in mid-1992.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 68 on the

chart dated April 18, 1992. It charted for 20 weeks on that chart, reaching its peak of number 5 on the chart dated July 10, 1992.

Year-end charts

References

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