(Paul Simon)

I'm sittin' in the railway station
Got a ticket for my destination
On a tour of one night stands
My suitcase and guitar in hand
Every 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 the music's playing
Home where my love was waitin'
Silently for me.

Now every day's an endless stream
Of cigarettes and magazines
And each town looks the same to me
For movies and the factories
And every 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 the music's playing
Home where my love was waitin'
Silently for me.

--- Instrumental ---

Tonight I'll sing my songs again
I'll play the game and pretend
But all my words come back to me
In shades of mediocrity
Like emptiness and harmony
I need someone to comfort me.

Homeward bound
I wish I was homeward bound
Home where my thought's escaping
Home where the music's playing
Home where my love was waitin'
Silently for me.

Silently for me...