Away from the city, that hurts and mocks I stand 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 a heavy as stone Will the dawn, comin' on, make it light? I cover the waterfront I'm watchin' the sea Will the one I love Be comin' back to me I cover the waterfront In search of my love And I'm covered by The starlit sky above Here I am Patiently waiting Hopin' and prayin' Lord, how I yearn Well are you Are you forgettin' I hope you're rememberin' When you return I cover the waterfront I'm watchin' the sea Oh you're the one that I love Must soon come back to me Well are you Are you forgettin' I hope you're rememberin' Will you return I cover the waterfront I'm watchin' the sea For the one I love Must soon come back to me