Look Homeward Angel

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Well, look at me They say I'm a dreamer and I'm gazing at the stars Yeah, but I'm gonna be right here And when old Death comes in I'm gonna say, "Man Have you got the key to these old bars?" So this is a hopeful song About a death that's going to be coming on Hey, don't tell me I can't sing about it You know I'm talking about my own [Chorus] Well, I did not come here today To try to build up my puny little name And I certainly did not come here To try to impress nobody With my pitiful little brushes with fame I came here hoping to find the couragе To sing one line about the truth I think it's timе I looked at that Right here in front of you [Verse 2] Hey, well, don't you think it's kind of sad Everything that ever come to live in this world just died? Hey, me—I think I've seen enough and I'm willing to work On sailing in some different kind of skies Might be on some starlit craft Hey, maybe now it's just a little loving raft Oh, but we can cross over To another shore Yeah, maybe I'll see my old friend Thomas From Asheville, North Carolina And we'll talk about a stone, a leaf, an unfound door Yeah, Look Homeward Angel [Chorus] Well, like I told you I have not come here today To try to build up my puny little name And I certainly did not come here Thinking I'd impress somebody With my pitiful little brushes with fame But I've come here hoping to find the courage Just to sing one line about the truth I think it's time I looked at that Right here in front of you [Verse 3] Yeah, so look at me I'm a dreamer I'm gazing at the stars Yeah, but when old Death comes in I'm gonna say, "Man Have you got the key to these old bars?" So this is a happy song About a birth that's gonna be coming on I thought you might want to hear somebody sing about it I'm talking about our own