sittin in the morning sun i ll be sittin when the evening comes watchin the ships roll in and i ll watch em roll away again sittin on the dock of the bay watchin the tide roll away sittin on the dock of the bay wasting 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 so i m sittin on the dock of the bay watchin the tide roll away sittin on the dock of the bay wasting time look like nothing 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 sittin here resting my bones and this loneliness won t leave me alone ten thousand miles i roamed just to make this bay my home sittin on the dock of the bay watchin the tide roll away sittin on the dock of the bay wasting time  mm mhm it s a shame it s a crying shame i have to sit here on the dock of the bay hoping and praying that my troubles will leave me oh leave me alone leave me alone my trouble trouble trouble trouble why don t you leave me alone 