The Yew Tree

Homeward Bound

(original lyrics by Paul Simon, filked by Yvonne Aburrow)

I'm sitting in the spaceport lounge,
With galactic credits I have scrounged
On a tour of mining colonies with spacesuit and guitar in hand.
And ev'ry stop is neatly planned for a filkster and a scifaijin.
 
Homeward bound,
I wish I was,
Homeward bound,
Earth - when my spacesuit's leaking,
Earth - when it all gets too freaky,
Earth, where my love lies waiting
Silently for me.
 
Ev'ry day's an endless stream
Of stimulants and vitamins.
Each planet looks the same to me, gas giants and the asteroids
And ev'ry alien face I see reminds me that I long to be,
 
Homeward bound,
I wish I was,
Homeward bound,
Earth - when my spacesuit's leaking,
Earth - when it all gets too freaky,
Earth where my love lies waiting
Silently for me.
 
Tonight I'll sing that old-time filk,
Drinking alcohol and milk…
But all my words come back to me in parodies of fantasy
Like vacuum and entropy - I need someone to comfort me.
Homeward bound,
I wish I was,
Homeward bound,
 
Earth - when my spacesuit's leaking,
Earth - when it all gets too freaky,
Earth where my love lies waiting
Silently for me…
In suspended animation

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