Homeward Bound was written by Paul Simon, reflecting his longing to return home while on tour in England. Simon penned the song at the Widnes train station in 1964.
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I'm sitting in the railway station.
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Got a ticket for my destination, mmmm
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On a tour of one-night stands my suitcase and guitar in hand.
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And ev'ry stop is neatly planned for a poet and one-man band.
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Homeward bound, I wish I was,
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Homeward bound,
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Home where my thought's escaping
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Home where my music's playing,
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Home where my love lies waiting
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Silently for me.
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Ev'ry day's an endless stream
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Of cigarettes and magazines, mmmm
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And each town looks the same to me, the movies and the factories
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And ev'ry stranger's face I see reminds me that I long to be,
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Homeward bound, I wish I was,
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Homeward bound,
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Home where my thought's escaping
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Home where my music's playing,
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Home where my love lies waiting
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Silently for me.
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Tonight I'll sing my songs again,
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I'll play the game and pretend, mmmm
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But all my words come back to me in shades of mediocrity
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Like emptiness in harmony I need someone to comfort me.