dock of the bay

(On my way back from Frisco to LA this dude who gave me a shared ride had this song on....and I found out this awesome voice belongs to Otis Redding. And then, haha, I listened to the lyrics and - it's about Frisco...What an irony... Just as the book I am reading right now is on the name patron of San Francisco: San Francis from Assisi. Beautiful childhood memories linger in the air....us visiting Assisi, my dad praying and the donkey on the camping ground and an overwhelming choire of birds waking me up at 4 AM. And I left my home in the Black Forest for the LA bay. ey yeah. that's life and it's looping on and on....)

Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' 'till the evening's done
Watchin' the ships roll in
Then I watch 'em roll away again
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watchin' the tide roll away
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time...


I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the Frisco Bay
I've got nothin' to live for
Looks like nothing's gonna come my way,yeah...
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watchin' the tide roll away
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time...

Looks like nothing's ever gonna change
Everything still remains the same
I can't do what ten people want me to
So I guess I'll remain the same,ohh

**Sittin' here rolling my bones**
This loneliness won't leave me alone
2,000 miles I've roamed
Just to make this dock my home,yeah...
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watchin' the tide roll away
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time...

I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the Frisco Bay
Sittin' here restin' my bones
This loneliness won't leave me alone,yeah...
2,000 miles I've roamed
Just to make this dock my home,yeah...
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watchin' the tide roll away
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time



loneliness is essential to understand who you are. and i looked over the bay, the sun was breaking through the fog hugging the Golden Gate bridge. And pelicans flew over my head and my voice was very sad. Salt water to salt water I say. And here and there a sun ray, lighting up your face with a smile.
Life is beautiful even in the saddest moments. And when you hang the head to cry you gotta lift it up again and smile into the sun