I Cover the Waterfront

Away from the city that hurts and knocks,

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

With the dawn coming on make it light.

I cover the waterfront, I'm watching the sea

Will the one I love be coming back to me?

I cover the waterfront in search of my love

And I'm covered by a starless 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 the one I love must soon come back to me

For the one I love must soon come back to me