About The Song
“Homeward Bound” is a single released by the duo Simon & Garfunkel in January 1966. The song was written by Paul Simon and produced by Bob Johnston, and it reflects Simon’s homesickness while he was in England. The single enjoyed success, climbing to the #5 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, where it remained for 12 weeks.
“Homeward Bound” by Simon & Garfunkel is a song that reflects the yearning for home and a sense of belonging that often accompanies life as a traveling musician. The lyrics express a deep longing for a place where one feels safe and loved. Paul Simon, one of the duo’s members, wrote the song while in England, possibly waiting for a train. The song has become an iconic piece of folk rock music, capturing the longing, loneliness, and yearning for connection that many listeners experience.
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Lyrics
I’m sitting in the railway station.
Got a ticket for my destination.
On a tour of one-night stands
my suitcase and guitar in hand.
And 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 my music’s playing,
Home where my love lies waiting silently for me.
Every day’s an endless stream
Of cigarettes and magazines.
And each town looks the same to me,
the 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 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.
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.
Silently for me.