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Sittin' in the morning sun
I'll be sittin' when the evening comes
watching the ships roll in
and then I watch them roll away again, yeah
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
watching the tide roll away
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
wasting time
I left my home in Georgia
headed for the Frisco Bay
because I've had nothin' to live for
and look like nothin's gonna come my way
So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
watchin' the tide roll away
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
wasting time
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
Sitting here resting my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
It's 2,000 miles I've roamed
Just to make this dock my home now
I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay
watchin' the tide roll away
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
wasting time
I'll be sittin' when the evening comes
watching the ships roll in
and then I watch them roll away again, yeah
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
watching the tide roll away
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
wasting time
I left my home in Georgia
headed for the Frisco Bay
because I've had nothin' to live for
and look like nothin's gonna come my way
So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
watchin' the tide roll away
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
wasting time
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
Sitting here resting my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
It's 2,000 miles I've roamed
Just to make this dock my home now
I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay
watchin' the tide roll away
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
wasting time
Lyrics submitted by elnino
Track duration: 02:44
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And this loneliness won't leave me alone
It's 2,000 miles I've roamed
Just to make this dock my home now"
He was explaining how he left Georgia to escape loneliness and the hard life but; now that he's 2,000 miles away, he's still lonely despite having an easy life. He realizes that running from his problems won't solve anything.
Not sad, not happy song. Or maybe a bit of both. But mostly - meditative. "I can't be a follower anymore. I know myself. I don't need to accomplish things in order to be happy. I'll just waste my time contemplating the world, the simple things of life, like the dock of the bay, that's all I need to be happy".
He's been all around the world, but he still wants to find his own way. Hence, he is going to relax and wait for it come at the bay.
This song can have a lot of meanings.
He's gone all around the world, but it really doesn't feel like much has changed or gotten better. He still finds he is lonely, and only wants to rest at the bay, where he reflects on what his life has become. It seems like he only wants the simple things in life, cuz the lavish things leave him feeling empty, anyway.
I don't think it's a sad song. More of a song that represents a longing for a sense of peace.
"sitting in the morning sun
sitting on the dock of the bay"
is a very pleasant and peaceful image...and they are the opening lines to the song, the first impression you get of it.
and i certainly get really happy when i hear this song come on the radio :-)
the song has a lot of meaning and soul though, very beautiful, and you can definitely hear the despair in parts of it.