[Verse 1]
Sitting in the mornin' sun
I'll be sitting when the evening comes
Watching the ships roll in
Then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah

[Chorus]
Sitting on the dock of the bay
Watchin' the tide, roll away, ooh wee
I'm sitting on the dock of the bay
Wasting time

[Verse 2]
I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the Frisco Bay
'Cause I had nothin' to live for
And look like nothin's gonna come my way, so

[Chorus]
I'm just come sitting on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away, ooh wee
I'm sitting on the dock of the bay, wasting time

[Bridge]
Looks like nothin's gonna change
Everything still remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same

[Verse 3]
Sitting here resting these bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
It’ two thousand miles I roamed
Just to make this dock my home

[Chorus]
Now I'm just sitting on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away, ooh wee
I’m sitting on the dock of the bay
I'm wasting time