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By Paul Simon
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From "Saturday Night Live", first aired 20 November 1976 in the US
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I'M SITTIN' IN THE RAILWAY STATION,
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GOT A TICKET FOR MY DESTINATION, MM-MM.
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ON A TOUR OF ONE NIGHT STANDS,
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MY SUITCASE AND GUITAR IN HAND
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AND EV'RY STOP IS NEATLY PLANNED
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FOR A POET AND A ONE MAN BAND.
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HOMEWARD BOUND, I WISH I WAS,
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HOMEWARD BOUND.
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HOME WERE MY THOUGHT'S ESCAPING,
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HOME WHERE MY MUSIC'S PLAYING,
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HOME WHERE MY LOVE LIES WAITING SILENTY FOR ME.
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EV'RY DAY'S AN ENDLESS STREAM
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OF CIGARETTES AND MAGAZINES, UH-HMM-HMM.
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AND EACH TOWN LOOKS THE SAME TO ME,
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THE MOVIES AND THE FACTORIES
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AND EV'RY STRANGER'S FACE I SEE
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REMINDS ME THAT I LONG TO BE,
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HOMEWARD BOUND, I WISH I WAS,
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HOMEWARD BOUND.
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HOME WERE MY THOUGHT'S ESCAPING,
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HOME WHERE MY MUSIC'S PLAYING,
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HOME WHERE MY LOVE LIES WAITING SILENTY FOR ME.
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TONIGHT I'LL SING MY SONGS AGAIN,
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AND I'LL PLAY THE GAME AND PRETEND, MM-MM.
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BUT ALL MY WORDS COME BACK TO ME
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IN SHADES OF MEDIOCRITY
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LIKE EMPTINESS IN HARMONY
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I NEED SOMEONE TO COMFORT ME.
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HOMEWARD BOUND, I WISH I WAS,
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HOMEWARD BOUND.
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HOME WERE MY THOUGHT'S ESCAPING,
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HOME WHERE MY MUSIC'S PLAYING,
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HOME WHERE MY LOVE LIES WAITING SILENTY FOR ME,
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SILENTLY FOR ME.
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HOMEWARD BOUND Duet with Paul Simon
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george harrison |