Homeward Bound
Alison Brown (Indigo Girls) Lyrics

I'm sitting in the railway station.
The singer is in a train station.

Got a ticket to my destination.
The singer has a ticket for where they are going.

On a tour of one-night stands my suitcase and guitar in hand.
The singer is going on a tour with only one-night shows and they have a guitar and suitcase.

And ev'ry stop is neatly planned for a poet and a one-man band.
The tour is planned specifically for a poet and a musician who is a one-man band.

Homeward bound,
The artist wishes to go back home.

I wish I was,
The singer desires to be at home.

Home where my thought's escaping,
Home is where the singer finds peace.

Home where my music's playing,
Home is where the artist can listen to music.

Home where my love lies waiting Silently for me.
Home is where the artist's loved one is and they are waiting for them.

Ev'ry day's an endless stream Of cigarettes and magazines.
Every day is the same for the artist, full of cigarettes and magazines.

And each town looks the same to me, the movies and the factories
Every town looks familiar to the singer, as they all seem to have similar features like movie theaters and factories.

And ev'ry stranger's face I see reminds me that I long to be,
When the artist sees strangers, it reminds them that they want to be home.

Tonight I'll sing my songs again, I'll play the game and pretend.
The singer has to perform and pretend that they are enjoying themselves.

But all my words come back to me in shades of mediocrity
The singer feels as though everything they say is mediocre and not meaningful.

Like emptiness in harmony I need someone to comfort me.
The singer feels empty even though they are surrounded by people and need someone to comfort them.

Silently for me.
The artist's loved one is waiting for them in silence.