Homeward Bound

[Verse 1] I've seen street corner preachers spending discharge pay Between periods of getting stiff And happy tipplers singing songs of discontentment With each and every passing sip [Chorus] From the bookmaker's clerk on the rowdy racing circuit Known as Tom Sharkey's brawling bar To the tenders at the pubs and illegal sporting clubs In this town I call my home [Verse 2] You see, I come from a family who more or less traditionally Sends its boys off to serve Uncle Sam "Obey your orders and protect your country" Said this father to his disheartened son [Chorus] You see, I've traveled overseas, seen forks in the road From Ravena to the pubs near Cunard Pier But the things, they weren't the same as the place where I became A man in this town I call my home I'm going home [Verse 1] I've seen street corner preachers spending discharge pay Between periods of getting stiff And happy tipplers singing songs of discontentment With each and every passing sip [Chorus] From the bookmaker's clerk on the rowdy racing circuit Known as Tom Sharkey's brawling bar To the tenders at the pubs and illegal sporting clubs In this town I call my home