A$AP Rocky

Released: September 28, 2018

Songwriter: Steve Cropper Otis Redding A$AP Rocky

Producer: Steve Cropper

[Verse 1]
Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes
Watching the ships roll in
And I watch 'em roll away again, oh

[Chorus]
Just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tides roll away
Ooh, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

[Verse 2]
I left my home in Harlem
Headed for the 'Frisco bay
'Cause I got nothing to live for
Looks like nothin's gonna come my way

[Chorus]
So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Watching the tides roll away
Ooh, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

[Bridge]
Look like nothing's gon' change
Everything remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same, yes

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

[Chorus]
So I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooh-wee, sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

[Outro]
*Whistling*

Rakim Athelaston Mayers (named after “The God MC” Rakim), better known by his stage name, A$AP Rocky, hails from Harlem, New York. He is no stranger to the cliché rap lifestyle, popularized by fellow Harlem Patriarchs, from Big L and Kool Moe Dee to Mase and Cam'ron. However, Rocky’s melodic rap style has drawn more immediate comparisons to recently incarcerated Harlemite Max B.

Rocky’s career began in 2007, when he joined the Harlem-based A$AP Mob, founded by A$AP Yams, A$AP Bari and A$AP Illz. Rocky was projected into fame in 2011 following the release of his debut mixtape LIVE.LOVE.A$AP, which featured hits like “Peso” and “Purple Swag,” and earned him a record deal with RCA Records.

His debut studio album, Long. Live. A$AP was released in 2013, after several pushbacks by his label. Long.Live.A$AP was thought to exceed the promises of his debut mixtape, preserving Rocky’s immaculate taste while smartly upgrading his sound.

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