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

I left my home in Georgia

Headed for the Frisco Bay

'Cause I've had nothing to live for

And it looks like nothing's gonna come my way

Yeah, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

Watchin' the tide roll away

Sittin' on the dock of the bay

Wastin' time

Looks like nothing's gonna change

Everything still remains the same

What 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

Make this Key West dock my home

I'm 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

Watchin' the tide roll away

Sittin' on the dock of the bay wastin' time

Sittin' on the dock of the bay