Watching the tide roll away
And then I watch 'em roll away again
And look like nothin's gonna come my way
Ooh, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay

Watching the ships roll in
Headed for the 'Frisco Bay
Sittin' here resting my bones
Yeah, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Ooh-wee, sittin' on the dock of the bay

So I guess I'll remain the same, yes
Look like nothin's gonna change
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
I left my home in Georgia
Watching the tide roll away
It's two thousand miles I roamed
'Cause I've had nothing to live for
Just to make this dock my home
So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time
Everything still remains the same
Ooh, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

Now I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Wastin' time
Wastin' time

And this loneliness won't leave me alone