[Verse 1]Sittin' in the mornin' sunI'll be sittin' when the evenin' comesWatchin' the ships roll inThen I watch 'em roll away again[Chorus 2]I'm sittin' on the dock of the bayWatchin' the tide, roll awaySittin' on the dock of the bayWastin' time[Verse 2]Left my home in GeorgiaHeaded for the Frisco BayI had nothin' to live forLooks like nothin's gonna come my way[Chorus 2]I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bayGonna watch the tide roll away, ahSittin' on the dock of the bayWastin' time, yeah[Bridge]Looks like nothin's gonna change, noEverything, everything remains the sameI can't do what ten people tell me to doSo I guess I'll remain the same, yeahLooks like nothin's every gonna change, noLord, everything remains the same, yeahI can't do what ten people tell me to doSo I guess I'll remain the same[Verse 3]I'm sittin' here restin' my bonesAnd this loneliness won't leave me aloneTwo thousand miles, I roamJust to make this dock my home[Chorus 3]Lord, I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bayGonna watch the tide...Lord, gonna watch the tide roll awaySittin' on the dock of the bayGonna waste... waste... oh Lord[Outro](unintelligible)Just... I'm gonna sit, gonna sit(Sittin' on the dock of the bay)(Sittin')(Sittin' on the dock of the bay)(Sittin')(Sittin' on the dock of the bay)