There's a war that's been waging just under my skin
Who I am and who I have been
May the passage of time erase all my crimes
And smooth out the creases of sin

I blame the miles behind me for the shape that I'm in
Coffee to banish the gin
The unglorious nights playing bright dirty lights
Just to get up and do it again

Homeward, I'm leaving, broke and defeated
I'm drunk, dumb and beaten, I wish I was dreaming
All the hands of my lovers are folded away
In the end I just couldn't stay

How the memory fades but the scar still remains
She and my wounds are the same
With the road and it's cities all faded from sight
I'll wipe the sweat out of my eyes

I will set out to sea with no one to be
And nothing I say has to rhyme

Homeward, I'm leaving, broke and defeated
I'm drunk, dumb and beaten, I wish I was dreaming
Homeward, I'm leaving, broke and defeated
I'm drunk, dumb and beaten, I wish I was dreaming

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