I Cover The Waterfront

by Billie Holiday

From the album: Ladylove [Billie's Blues]

Track 8 of 10 on Ladylove [Billie's Blues] (1962).

Duration: 3:29

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Lyrics for I Cover The Waterfront

Away from the city that hurts and mocks I'm standing alone by the desolate docks In 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 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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  2. Blue Moon
  3. All Of Me
  4. My Man
  5. Them There Eyes
  6. I Cried For You
  7. What A Little Moonlight Can Do
  8. I Cover The Waterfront
  9. Billie's Blues
  10. Lover Come Back To Me