I thought I'd come and see you
In your long and lazy scene.
Giving stage direction,
Fingering a magazine.
I call you what I knew you;
I can't get used to your new name.
Send a body double over with your keys.
She'll see you in an hour,
Everybody quiet please.
Essex House is down the road;
The actors want to be alone.
Your room is still and soft as a jeweller's.
Incidental music coming down the hall.
Remember when I never had to wait for you at all?
I wish my hands were yours
As I lay your keys on a magazine.
Take me to LaGuardia, my baby's gonna pay for me.
Bottle from the Duty Free,
I'll drink it all across the sea.
Lay me down, business class,
With headphones and a sleeping mask.
She's gonna pay for me.
She's gonna pay for me.
Brother I wish you were home,
Just tell me you're not alone.
Call me back, I'm on a plane;
I think I'm somewhere over Spain.
I'm in a dark without the stars,
I've never seen a black so dark.
Thought I'd be above the rain,
Somewhere on a higher plain.
Oh brother, I wish you were home.
My brother, I wish you were home.
Baby you're asleep by now,
You never stayed awake for me,
You never waited up for me,
No, you never waited up for me.
Now there is nothing I can do,
I lost you but I beat the sound.
Couldn't if I wanted to,
This Concorde doesn't turn around.
Oh brother, I wish you were home.
My baby is in a room alone.
This is what I hear (quite possibly incorrectly):
I thought I'd come and see you In your long and lazy scene. Giving stage direction, Fingering a magazine. I call you what I knew you; I can't get used to your new name.
Send a body double over with your keys. She'll see you in an hour, Everybody quiet please. Essex House is down the road; The actors want to be alone.
Your room is still and soft as a jeweller's.
Incidental music coming down the hall. Remember when I never had to wait for you at all? I wish my hands were yours As I lay your keys on a magazine.
Take me to LaGuardia, my baby's gonna pay for me.
Bottle from the Duty Free, I'll drink it all across the sea. Lay me down, business class, With headphones and a sleeping mask.
She's gonna pay for me. She's gonna pay for me.
Brother I wish you were home, Just tell me you're not alone. Call me back, I'm on a plane; I think I'm somewhere over Spain. I'm in a dark without the stars, I've never seen a black so dark. Thought I'd be above the rain, Somewhere on a higher plain.
Oh brother, I wish you were home. My brother, I wish you were home.
Baby you're asleep by now, You never stayed awake for me, You never waited up for me, No, you never waited up for me.
Now there is nothing I can do, I lost you but I beat the sound. Couldn't if I wanted to, This Concorde doesn't turn around.
Oh brother, I wish you were home. My baby is in a room alone.
My brother, I wish you were home.