I'm sittin' in the railway station
Got a ticket for my destination
On a tour of one night stands
I got my suitcase and guitar in hand
And every stop is neatly planned
For a poet in a one-man band
Homeward bound, I wish I was
Homeward bound
Home, where my thoughts escape
And home, where my music's playin'
Home, where my love lies
Waitin' silently for me
Every day is an endless stream
Of cigarettes and magazines
Mmm, and each town looks the same to me
The movies and the factories
And every stranger's face I see
Reminds me that I long to be
Homeward bound, I wish I was
Homeward bound
Home, where my thoughts escape
And home, where my music's playin'
Home, where my love lies
Waitin' silently for me
Tonight I'll sing my songs again
I'll play the game and pretend
Mmm, but all my words come back to me
In shades of mediocrity
Like emptiness and harmony
I need someone to comfort me
Homeward bound, I wish I was
Homeward bound
Home, where my thoughts escape
And home, where my music's playin'
And home, where my love lies
Waitin' silently for me
Mmm
Homeward bound
Homeward bound