Homeward Bound es una canción escrita por Paul Simon, que habla sobre su ansiedad por regresar a casa mientras estaba de gira por Inglaterra. Simon escribió la canción en la estación de tren de Widnes en 1964.
I'm sitting in the railway station. Got a ticket for my destination, mmmm On a tour of one-night stands my suitcase and guitar in hand. And ev'ry stop is neatly planned for a poet and 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 endless stream Of cigarettes and magazines, mmmm 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, mmmm 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.