I Cover the Waterfront Lyrics

Lyric discussion by epiwoosh 

Cover art for I Cover the Waterfront lyrics by Billie Holiday

Can't submit corrected lyrics due to a "publisher's block," so here they are:

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. 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 starlit sky above.

Here am I Patiently waiting. Hoping and longing Oh how I yearn.

Where are you? Have you forgotten? Will you remember? Will you return?

I cover the waterfront I'm watching the sea Will the one I love Be coming back to me?

Will the one I love Be coming back to me?

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