sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes watchin' the ships roll in then I watch 'em roll away again I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay watchin' the tide roll away sittin' on the dock of the bay wastin' time I left my home in Georgia headed for the frisco bay I had nothin' to live for looks like nothin's gonna come my way Sittin' on the dock of the bay watchin' the tide roll away Sittin' on the dock of the bay wastin' time looks like nothin's gonna change everything remains the same I can't do what ten people tell me to do So I guess I'll remain the same Sittin' here restin' my bones And this loneliness won't leave me alone two thousand miles I roam just to make this dock my home Sittin' on the dock of the bay watchin' the tide roll away Sittin' on the dock of the bay wastin' time sittin' on the dock of the bay wastin' time sittin' on the dock of the bay wastin' time sittin' on the dock of the bay wastin' time sittin' on the dock of the bay wastin' time