One poor man thought he was another guy, he was living 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 gotta get away, hear him say I'm going down to the Liverpool docks, try to hit you to 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 someplace where they won't find me And maybe I can go where I won't ever have to come back again Let's go! He took his time, lived his life alone Then his thoughts were his own, lived in a place he'd never heard of before Been blocked on the floor, then one night at his door He's the face in the law, on the paper he saw What they wanted him for, they're gonna take him back Then he said I'm going 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 someplace where they won't find me And I don't wanna go, cause I know that I'll never come back again I'm going down to the Liverpool docks, try to get you a ride, ain't gonna break no rocks And I never had a friend, but I never needed one