Another Simon & Garfunkel Smash Hit
Words and Music by
A Mickey McBride Arrangement
I'M SITTIN' IN THE RAILWAY STATION,
GOT A TICKET FOR MY DESTINATION, Mm.....
ON A TOUR OF ONE NIGHT STANDS,
MY SUITCASE AND GUITAR IN HAND,
AND EV'RY STOP IS NEATLY PLANNED
FOR A POET AND A ONE-MAN BAND,
HOMEWARD BOUND, I WISH I WAS, HOMEWARD BOUND,
HOME, WHERE MY THOUGHT'S ESCAPING,
HOME, WHERE MY MUSIC'S PLAYING,
HOME, WHERE MY LOVE LIES WAITING SILENTLY FOR ME,
EV'RY DAY'S AN ENDLES STREAM
OF CIGARETTES AND MAGAZINES, Mm.....
AND EACH TOWN LOOKS THE SAME TO ME,
THE MOVIES AND THE FACTORIES,
AND EV'RY STRANGER'S FACE I SEE
REMINDS ME THAT I LONG TO BE,
HOMEWARD BOUND, I WISH I WAS, HOMEWARD BOUND,
HOME, WHERE MY THOUGHT'S ESCAPING,
HOME, WHERE MY MUSIC'S PLAYING,
HOME, WHERE MY LOVE LIES WAITING SILENTLY FOR ME,
TONIGHT I'LL SING MY SONGS AGAIN,
I'LL PLAY THE GAME AND PRETEND, Mm.....
BUT ALL MY WORDS COME BACK TO ME
IN SHADES OF MEDIOCRITY,
LIKE EMPTINESS IN HARMONY,
I NEED SOMEONE TO COMFORT ME,
HOMEWARD BOUND, I WISH I WAS, HOMEWARD BOUND,
HOME, WHERE MY THOUGHT'S ESCAPING,
HOME, WHERE MY MUSIC'S PLAYING,
HOME, WHERE MY LOVE LIES WAITING SILENTLY FOR ME,
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SILENTLY FOR ME.
HOMEWARD BOUND
Paul Simon

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