I’m sittin’ in the railway stationGot a ticket for my destinationOn a tour of one-night standsMy suitcase and guitar in handAnd every stop is neatly plannedFor a poet and a one-man band
Homeward boundI wish I wasHomeward boundHome where my thought’s escapin’Home where my music’s playin’Home where my love lies waitin’Silently for me
Every day’s an endless streamOf cigarettes and magazinesAnd each town looks the same to meThe movies and the factoriesAnd every stranger’s face I seeReminds me that I long to be
Homeward boundI wish I wasHomeward boundHome where my thought’s escapin’Home where my music’s playin’Home where my love lies waitin’Silently for me
Tonight I’ll sing my songs againI’ll play the game and pretendBut all my words come back to meIn shades of mediocrityLike emptiness in harmonyI need someone to comfort me
Homeward boundI wish I wasHomeward boundHome where my thought’s escapin’Home where my music’s playin’Home where my love lies waitin’Silently for meSilently for me