I'm sittin' in the railway stationGot a ticket for my destinationOn a tour of one night standsI got my suitcase and guitar in handAnd every stop is neatly plannedFor a poet in a one-man bandHomeward bound, I wish I wasHomeward boundHome, where my thoughts escapeAnd home, where my music's playin'Home, where my love liesWaitin' silently for meEvery day is an endless streamOf cigarettes and magazinesMmm, and each town looks the same to meThe movies and the factoriesAnd every stranger's face I seeReminds me that I long to beHomeward bound, I wish I wasHomeward boundHome, where my thoughts escapeAnd home, where my music's playin'Home, where my love liesWaitin' silently for meTonight I'll sing my songs againI'll play the game and pretendMmm, but all my words come back to meIn shades of mediocrityLike emptiness and harmonyI need someone to comfort meHomeward bound, I wish I wasHomeward boundHome, where my thoughts escapeAnd home, where my music's playin'And home, where my love liesWaitin' silently for meMmmHomeward boundHomeward bound