Otis Redding (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay lyrics

Sittin' in the morning sun
I'll be sittin' when the evening comes
Watching the ships roll in
Then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay wastin' time

I left my home in Georgia, headed for the Frisco bay
'Cos I've had nothing to live for
And look like nothing's gonna come my way

So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay wastin' time


Look like nothing's gonna change
Everything still remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same, listen

Sittin' here resting my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone, listen
2000 miles I've roamed
Just to make this dock my home

Now I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay wastin' time