Homeward Bound
Journey of Longing: Chris Norman's Homeward Bound Story
Lyrics
I'm sittin' in the railway station
I'm currently at the railway station.
Got a ticket for my destination, Mmm
I have a ticket for my intended destination.
On a tour of one night stands
I'm on a tour of one-night stands.
My suitcase and guitar in hand
I have my suitcase and guitar with me.
And every stop is neatly planned
Every stop is carefully planned for a traveling poet and musician.
For a poet and a one man band homeward bound
Expressing a desire to be homeward bound.
I wish I was homeward bound
Expressing a wish to be on the way back home.
Home, where my thought's escaping
Home is where thoughts find an escape.
Home, where my music's playing
Home is where the music plays.
Home, where my love lies waiting
Home is where love patiently waits for the singer.
Silently for me everyday's an endless stream
Every day feels like a monotonous stream filled with cigarettes and magazines.
Of cigarettes and magazines, Mmm
Expressing a sense of routine and mundanity.
And each town looks the same to me
Each town appears similar, lacking uniqueness.
The movies and the factories
Mentions the prevalence of movies and factories in these towns.
And every stranger's face I see
Every stranger's face reminds the singer of the longing to return home.
Reminds me that I long to be homeward bound
Reiterating the desire to be homeward bound.
I wish I was homeward bound
Expressing a wish to be on the way back home.
Home, where my thought's escaping
Home is where thoughts find an escape.
Home, where my music's playing
Home is where the music plays.
Home, where my love lies waiting
Home is where love patiently waits for the singer.
Silently for me
Love silently waits for the singer every day.
Tonight I'll sing my songs again
The singer plans to perform his songs again tonight.
I'll play the game and pretend, Mmm
Expressing a willingness to play a role and pretend.
But all my words come back to me
The singer's words come back to him, possibly reflecting on past experiences.
In shades of mediocrity
Words are perceived as mediocre or lacking in depth.
Like emptiness in harmony
Emptiness is felt within the harmony of life.
I need someone to comfort me homeward bound
Expressing a need for comfort and companionship.
I wish I was homeward bound
Expressing a wish to be on the way back home.
Home, where my thought's escaping
Home is where thoughts find an escape.
Home, where my music's playing
Home is where the music plays.
Home, where my love lies waiting
Home is where love patiently waits for the singer.
Silently for me silently for me
Love silently waits for the singer every day.
Silently for me
Reiteration of the silent waiting of love for the singer.
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