I Cover the Waterfront

Away from the city that hurts and mocks

I'm standing alone by the desolate docks

In the still and the chill of the night

I see the horizon, the great unknown

My heart has an ache, it's as heavy as stone

Will the dawn coming on make it light?

I cover the waterfront

I'm watching the sea

For one I love must soon come back to me

I cover the waterfront

In search of my love

And I'm covered by a starlit sky above

Here am I patiently waiting

Hoping and longing, oh, how I yearn

Where are you? Are you forgetting?

Do you remember? Will you return?

I cover the waterfront

I'm watching the sea

For one I love must soon come back to me