Nothin' ventured, nothin' gained His old time dentures pitted and coffee stained Drove a milk truck for an outfit called Dairy Time Till the cobwebs filled and clouded his mind Something borrowed, something blue Rest assured her love was always true They raised their Sons in a place called Tomales Bay Then melanoma came and took her away He doesn't worry but will often pine TheTBiggest obstacle is passin time He sold his house and bought a big ol' wood trawler Now he drags the ocean to earn a square dollar Nothin' ventured, nothin' gained The salty air helps to fade the pain A simple man with a simple wish Affable seas and an occasional load of fish Nothin' ventured, nothin' gained Every now and then Yer gonna get slapped with a slab of rain Nothin' ventured, nothin' gained Some die and leave their mark Some just a stain Nothin' ventured nothin' gained...