Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay

(Otis Redding - Steve Cropper)



I'm sittin' in the morning sun

Sittin' when the evening comes

Watchin' the ships roll in

Then I watch 'em roll away again.



I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

Watchin' the tides roll away

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

Wasting time.



Left my home in Georgia

I was headed for the Frisco Bay

I have nothing to live for

Looks like nothing's gonna come my way.



I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

Watchin' the tides roll away

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

Wasting time.



Looks like nothing's ever gonna change

Everything still remains the same

I can't do what them people tell me to do

So I guess that I'll just remain the same.



--- Instrumental ---



Sittin' here restin' my bones

And this loneliness won't leave me alone

Two thousand miles I roamed

Just to make this dock my home.



I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

Watchin' the tides roll away

I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay

Wasting time...