Homeward Bound
Longing for Home: A Journey of Yearning
Lyrics
I'm sitting in the railway station.
Describing the current location - at a railway station.
Got a ticket to my destination.
Having a ticket to a particular place.
On a tour of one-night stands my suitcase and guitar in hand.
Engaged in a series of short musical performances, traveling with minimal luggage.
And ev'ry stop is neatly planned for a poet and a one-man band.
Each stop is carefully scheduled for a poet/musician performing alone.
Homeward bound,
Expressing a desire to head towards home.
I wish I was,
Expressing a strong longing to be heading home.
Homeward bound,
Reiterating the longing to return home.
Home where my thought's escaping,
Home is where thoughts find peace or solace.
Home where my music's playing,
Home is where the music, likely comforting, is consistently playing.
Home where my love lies waiting
Home is where love patiently waits.
Silently for me.
Emphasizing the quiet anticipation of someone at home.
Ev'ry day's an endless stream
Every day seems monotonous and never-ending.
Of cigarettes and magazines.
Days consist of routine items like cigarettes and magazines.
And each town looks the same to me, the movies and the factories
Places appear indistinguishable - a blend of entertainment and industry.
And ev'ry stranger's face I see reminds me that I long to be,
Strangers' faces remind of the longing for home.
Homeward bound,
Repetition of the desire to head homeward.
I wish I was,
Intensifying the longing for home.
Homeward bound,
Reaffirmation of the longing to return home.
Home where my thought's escaping,
Home is where thoughts find peace or solace.
Home where my music's playing,
Home is where the comforting music is consistently present.
Home where my love lies waiting
Home is where patient love awaits.
Silently for me.
Emphasizing the quiet anticipation of someone at home.
Tonight I'll sing my songs again,
Planning to perform one's songs again that night.
I'll play the game and pretend.
Engaging in a performance while pretending.
But all my words come back to me in shades of mediocrity
Feeling that one's words and actions are lacking in quality.
Like emptiness in harmony I need someone to comfort me.
Experiencing a sense of emptiness in the music's harmony and seeking solace.
Homeward bound,
Repeated longing to head towards home.
I wish I was,
Expressing a strong longing to be heading home.
Homeward bound,
Reiteration of the longing to return home.
Home where my thought's escaping,
Home is where thoughts find peace or solace.
Home where my music's playing,
Home is where comforting music is consistently present.
Home where my love lies waiting
Home is where patient love awaits.
Silently for me.
Emphasizing the quiet anticipation of someone at home.
Silently for me.
Reiteration of the silent anticipation of someone at home.
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