Story Behind The Song

"Ain't it somethin' how it goes- That ya' don't know what ya' got until it's gone?" - Joan Bias

Song Description

This is my "Tour de' Force ode' to Otis Redding, the great Master! Just droppin' in, big guy, to add my "two cents", and to say a BIG "THANK YOU!" You da' man, Otis! We love you and miss your light more now than ever before! How much we need you and y

Lyrics

(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

Sittin in the morning sun,
I`ll be sittin' when the evening come,
Watching the ships roll in,
And I'll watch 'em roll away again, yeah,
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay,
Watching the tide roll away, ouh,
I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay,
Wasting time.

I left my home in Georgia,
Headed for the Frisco bay
I have nothing to live for,
Look like nothings gonna come my way,

So I'm just go sit on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away,
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay,
Wasting time

Look like nothings gonna change,
Everything still remain the same,
I can't do what ten people tell me to do,
So I guess I'll remain the same, yes,

Sittin' here resting my bones,
And this loneliness won't leave me alone, yes,
Two thousand miles I roam
Just to make this dock my home

Now I'm just go sit at the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away, ooh
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wasting time

You better sit your...
Ass on the dock, ya'll!
I'm gonna' sit...
Here on the dock, ya'll!
My God!!!
Ohhh!!!
Sit-on-the-dock-of-the-bay!

[Whistle @ The End]
[Chellos, Violins, Bass, Drums, Piano, Into fade]