The inner calm and contentment has stayed with me. Right here during a brief moment of quiet looking at the bay I know that I am at peace with myself and the world.Įnjoy it the way it is and the way it isn’t. Then it was necessary to make quick decisions about picking up people waving on the street.Īnd when they were in my car I listened to their stories and their lives, their likes, dislikes and passions.Īnd I still love listening to people’s lives and their hopes and dreams when I help them find a home where they can have I have learned and honed that skill during my cab driving and being a realtor. I have gotten very good at reading people’s lives. I drive by the water often and take it in, quickly on the way to an appointment.Īfter all this time I sometimes still cannot believe that I am lucky enough to live here. My life is richly full with activity, work and people now. It is still the same as when Otis Redding sang his unforgettable song and etched my love for San Francisco into my heart. It’s been many years since I have sat quietly watching the Bay. OTIS REDDING Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay Addeddate 16:08:40 Closed captioning no Identifier OTISREDDINGSittinOnTheDockOfTheBay Scanner Internet Archive Python library 1.4.0. Accordingly, it has been featured in the book We Gotta Get Out of This Place: The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War (2015). American soldiers who participated in the Vietnam War strongly-identified with this song due to it alluding to a more-peaceful reality than the one they were facing. It is a rare sunny spring-summer day in San Francisco.Ī huge ocean liner stacked with containers 6 high hustles under the Bay Bridge on the way to the open ocean. Usage of Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay in Media. Snuggle up on the sofa with a warm cup of coffee in hand and admire the views of the lake and marina. I am sitting on a bench at the Embarcadero.Īt the spur of the moment I had parked in South Beach.īehind me a steady stream of traffic goes by. Experience the lake life from a different point of view at this lakefront float house There’s plenty of space to stretch out comfortably and enjoy a vacation like no other.

Sitting at the dock of the bay