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 Oh sittin' on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away, ooh Sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time I left my home in Georgia Headed for the Frisco Bay 'Cause I've had nothing to live for Look like nothing's gonna come my way Oh, sittin' on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away, ooh Ooh, sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time Looks 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, yeah Sittin' here resting my bones This loneliness won't leave me alone Two thousand miles I roam Just to make this dock my home, oh Sittin' on the dock of a bay Watching the tide roll away Sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time