Homeward Bound
Journey of Longing: Alison Brown's Melodic Reflections
Lyrics
I'm sitting in the railway station.
I am currently at the railway station.
Got a ticket to my destination.
I have a ticket to my intended destination.
On a tour of one-night stands my suitcase and guitar in hand.
I am on a tour of one-night stands with my suitcase and guitar.
And ev'ry stop is neatly planned for a poet and a one-man band.
Every stop is carefully planned for a poet and a one-man band.
Homeward bound,
Expressing a desire to return home.
I wish I was,
Expressing a wish to be homeward bound.
Homeward bound,
Reiterating the desire to be homeward bound.
Home where my thought's escaping,
Home is where my thoughts find release.
Home where my music's playing,
Home is where my music is playing.
Home where my love lies waiting
Home is where my love patiently waits for me.
Silently for me.
Highlighting the anticipation of a silent welcome.
Ev'ry day's an endless stream
Every day seems like a continuous flow.
Of cigarettes and magazines.
Days filled with cigarettes and magazines.
And each town looks the same to me, the movies and the factories
Each town appears identical with movies and factories.
And ev'ry stranger's face I see reminds me that I long to be,
Seeing strangers' faces intensifies the longing to return home.
Homeward bound,
Expressing the desire to be homeward bound.
I wish I was,
Reiterating the wish to be homeward bound.
Homeward bound,
Stressing the longing for home.
Home where my thought's escaping,
Home is where my thoughts find release.
Home where my music's playing,
Home is where my music is playing.
Home where my love lies waiting
Home is where my love patiently waits for me.
Silently for me.
Highlighting the anticipation of a silent welcome.
Tonight I'll sing my songs again,
Tonight, I will perform my songs once more.
I'll play the game and pretend.
I will play the role and pretend.
But all my words come back to me in shades of mediocrity
However, my words come back with a sense of mediocrity.
Like emptiness in harmony I need someone to comfort me.
Expressing a need for comfort, feeling empty.
Homeward bound,
Expressing the desire to be homeward bound.
I wish I was,
Reiterating the wish to be homeward bound.
Homeward bound,
Stressing the longing for home.
Home where my thought's escaping,
Home is where my thoughts find release.
Home where my music's playing,
Home is where my music is playing.
Home where my love lies waiting
Home is where my love patiently waits for me.
Silently for me.
Highlighting the anticipation of a silent welcome.
Silently for me.
Reiterating the silent anticipation of a welcome.
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