Once knew a man who thought he was another guy
He was livin' a lie
He took a chance by roaming the streets in the night
Till he learned how to fight
He met trouble one night, another man with his wife
So he brought out his knife, didn't mean to take his life
Now he's got to get away, hear him say

I'm going down to the Liverpool Docks
Try to hitch a ride, ain't gonna break no rocks
And I never had a friend, I never needed one
I'm going down to the silvery sea
I'm gonna go some place where they won't find me
And maybe I can go where I won't ever have to come back again

He took his time, lived his life alone
An' his thoughts were his own
He lived in a place he'd never heard of before
In Block number four
Then one night at his door, he stood facing the law
On the paper he saw, what they wanted him for
They're gonna take him back, and he said

I'm goin' back to the Liverpool Docks
Gonna take a ride, gotta break some rocks
And I never had a friend, but I never needed one
Take a ride on the silvery sea
I'm gonna go some place where they won't find me
An' I don't wanna go 'cos I know that I'll never come
Back again
I'm going down to the Liverpool Docks
Try to hitch a ride, ain't gonna break no rocks
And I never had a friend, I never needed one
I'm going down to the silvery sea
I'm gonna go some place where they won't find me
And maybe I can go where I won't ever have to come back again