Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes Watching the ships roll in And I'll watch 'em roll away again Sittin' on the dock of the bay Watching 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 nothing to live for Looks like nothing's gonna come my way Sittin' on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away Sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time Looks like nothing'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 resting my bones And this loneliness won't leave me alone Two thousand miles I roamed Just to make this dock my home Sittin' on the the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away Sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time (oh, 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)