Why Is Everybody Going Home?
Leo Sayer Lyrics

No crying no sighing I'm going home
I am happy and excited to finally leave this place and return home, there is no sadness or regret in me.

I'm leaving no grieving I'm going home
I am leaving without causing any sadness or pain to those here and nobody will miss me since I don't matter to them anyway.

And there's no one here
Nobody really cares about me, there is nobody to stop me from leaving and nobody to bid farewell to.

And there's nothing here gonna turn me around
I won't change my mind no matter what, because whatever is here now, hasn't been good enough to make me stay.

Been a lifetime here full of doubt and fear
I have spent a long time living in this place that has been filled with uncertainty, mistrust and anxiety.

Been the talk of the town
I have garnered some negative attention, criticism, gossip and rumours from the people around here.

I'm smiling I'm flying I'm going home
I am going to my happy place and feeling overjoyed with the thought of being able to escape this place I don't like.

No sad face no suitcase I'm going home
I don't have any regret, remorse or sadness, nor am I carrying anything with me - I am simply going home.

And I'm thinking back
As I'm headed back home, I am reflecting on the memories of the past and everything that happened here in this place I'm leaving.

To the girl I left is she waiting for me
I wonder if my beloved, whom I had to leave behind, is still waiting for me, hoping that I'll come back to her soon.

When I left my heart wasn't in my hands
When I had to leave, I left behind a part of myself - I didn't have control over the circumstances and the decision to leave was not entirely mine.

Is she waiting home for me
I ponder whether my sweetheart still lives at our home, keeping a candle burning every day, hoping that I'll return someday.

I know my friends will be there
I'm pretty sure my friends who know me well will be there at my home to welcome me and greet me warmly.

And they will welcome me
My friends have not abandoned me like the people here, they will be happy to see me and make me feel comfortable and loved.

I'll wash away these memories
I will try to forget all the bad experiences and erase painful memories that I lived through here, and begin a new fresh chapter in my life back home.

From these dirty streets
These streets have not been kind to me, they have been harsh and hostile, and I want to forget what happened here and leave it all behind as I go back.

I'm dreaming I'm scheming I'm going home
I have been fantasizing and daydreaming about returning home someday and now that I can finally experience it, I'm filled with a sense of success and achievement.

I'm racing time's wasting I'm going home
I'm in a hurry to leave this place behind because I've already wasted a lot of time living here, and I don't want to lose any more precious moments of my life in this place.

And in my baby's eyes
When I return home, I'll look into my child's bright, hopeful eyes and see the reflection of pure love and joy - something that I'm eagerly anticipating.

I see joy and pride
My baby will be happy and proud to see me, and I will feel equally happy and proud to be reunited with my child.

Uncover all those lies
I'll set things right by confronting the people who have wronged me and tell them the truth about the lies they have spread.

That I left behind
I'm leaving everything negative behind me, including the wrongs that have been done to me and the negative energy of this place - I'm moving on to restart my life back home.

When I get home
Going back home has an indescribable meaning beyond words, it's where all my loved ones are, and where I truly belong.