[Verse 1]
Oh, I'm sittin' by the railway station
Got a ticket for my destination, ooh
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
Homeward bound
I wish I was homeward bound

[Chorus]
Home, where my thoughts are straying
And home, where my music's playing
And home, where my love lies waitin' silently for me

[Verse 2]
Each day becomes an endless stream of cigarettes and magazines, mm
And each town looks the same to me, the movies and the factories
And every person's face I see reminds me
That I long to be homeward bound
I wish I was homeward bound

[Chorus]
Home, where my thoughts are straying
And home, where my music's playing
And home, where my love lies waitin' silently for me

[Verse 3]
Tonight I'll sing my songs again
Play the game and I'll pretend, oh yeah
But all my words come back to me in shades of mediocrity
Like emptiness in harmony
I need someone to comfort me and take me
Homeward bound
I wish I was homeward bound
[Chorus]
Home, where my thoughts are straying
And home, where my music's playing
And home, where my love lies waitin' silently for me
Yes, and home, where my thoughts are straying
And home, where my music's playing
And home, where my love lies waitin' silently for me