Songwriter: Otis Redding Steve Cropper
Producer: Jonathan Cain
Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes
Watchin' the ships roll in
Then I watch 'em roll away again
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watchin' the tide, roll away
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time
Left my home in Georgia
Headed for the Frisco Bay
I had nothin' to live for
Looks like nothin's gonna come my way
I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Gonna watch the tide roll away, ah
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time, yeah
Looks like nothin's gonna change, no
Everything, everything remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same, yeah
Looks like nothin's every gonna change, no
Lord, everything remains the same, yeah
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same
I'm sittin' here restin' my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
Two thousand miles, I roam
Just to make this dock my home
Lord, I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Gonna watch the tide...
Lord, gonna watch the tide roll away
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Gonna waste... waste... oh Lord
(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)
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes
Watchin' the ships roll in
Then I watch 'em roll away again
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watchin' the tide, roll away
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time
Left my home in Georgia
Headed for the Frisco Bay
I had nothin' to live for
Looks like nothin's gonna come my way
I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Gonna watch the tide roll away, ah
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time, yeah
Looks like nothin's gonna change, no
Everything, everything remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same, yeah
Looks like nothin's every gonna change, no
Lord, everything remains the same, yeah
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same
I'm sittin' here restin' my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
Two thousand miles, I roam
Just to make this dock my home
Lord, I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Gonna watch the tide...
Lord, gonna watch the tide roll away
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Gonna waste... waste... oh Lord
(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)
more tracks from the album
’Til the End of Forever
- Time, Love and Tenderness
- Go the Distance
- Next Lifetime
- Hear Me
- Nessun dorma!
- To Love Somebody
- How Am I Supposed to Live Without You
- I’m Alive
- Steel Bars
- Love Is a Wonderful Thing
- Still the Love of My Life
- Courage in Your Eyes
- How Can We Be Lovers
- Soul Provider
- Till the End of Forever
- (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
- When a Man Loves a Woman
- Said I Loved You...But I Lied (Reggae version)
From the albums
- The Hunger (1987)
- Greatest Hits (1985–1995) (1995)
- ’Til the End of Forever (2005)
- 80s 100 Hits – Volume 2 (2011)
Michael Bolton popular songs
- How Am I Supposed to Live Without You
- When a Man Loves a Woman
- Go the Distance (Single Version)
- Lean on Me
- Said I Loved You...But I Lied
- Upbeat Inspirational Song About Life
- Soul Provider
- A Love So Beautiful
- To Love Somebody
- When I’m Back on My Feet Again
- Missing You Now
- Can You Feel Me
- You Don’t Know Me
- (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
- Night and Day
- Walkin’ in a Winter Wonderland
- O Holy Night
- I’ll Be Home for Christmas
- That’s Life
- Summer Wind
- The Second Time Around
- Hold On, I’m Coming
- Over the Rainbow
- Your Love