[Verse 1]
Sittin' in a railway station
Got a ticket for my destination, mm-mm-mm
On a tour of one-night stands
My suitcase and guitar in hand
And every stop is neatly planned
For a poet and a one-man band

[Chorus]
Homeward bound
I wish I was homeward bound
Home, where my thoughts are strayin'
Home, where my music's playin'
Home, where my love lies waitin'
Silently for me

[Verse 2]
Every day's an endless stream
Of cigarettes and magazines, mm-mm-mm
And each town looks the same to me
The movies and the factories
And every stranger's face I see
Reminds me where I long to be

[Chorus]
Homeward bound
I wish I was homeward bound
Home, where my thoughts are strayin'
Home, where my music's playin'
Home, where my love lies waitin'
Silently for me
[Verse 3]
Tonight, I'll sing my songs again
Play the game and pretend, mm-mm-mm
But all my thoughts come back to me
In shades of mediocrity
Like emptiness in harmony
I need someone to comfort me

[Chorus]
Homeward bound
I wish I was homeward bound
Home, where my thoughts are strayin'
Home, where my music's playin'
Home, where my love lies waitin'
Silently for me