(Sittin' on the) Dock of the Bay Lyrics

Sittin' in the mornin' sun.
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes.
Watching the ships roll in.
Then I watch 'em roll away again.
I left my home in Georgia,
Headed for the Frisco Bay.
'Cause I've had nothing to live for,
And looks like nothing's gonna come my way.
Yeah, I'm a-sittin' on the dock of the bay,
Watchin' the tide roll away.
Sittin' on the dock of the bay,
Wastin' time.
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[Instrumental break featuring steel guitar.]
Looks like nothing's gonna change,
Everything still remains the same.
Well, I can't do what ten people tell me to do,
So, I guess I'll remain the same.

Sittin' here restin' my bones,
This loneliness won't leave me alone.
Two thousand miles I roamed,
To make this Key West dock my home.
Now, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay,
Watchin' the tide roll away.
Sittin' on the dock of the bay,
Wastin' time.
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Sitting on the dock of the bay,
Watchin' the tide roll away, dear.
[Fade.]
Sittin' on the dock of the bay,
Wastin' time.
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