Bon Jovi - Homebound Train Lyrics






When I was just a boy
The devil took my hand
Took me from my home
He made me a man
So, don't talk to me about sympathy now
Cause you can't dance if you
Take a chance on your rosary

I'm going down, down, down, down, down
On the homebound train

It's been a millions years
That I been gone
I been everywhere, now I'm heading home
Been a lot of girls, but
There's a woman I know
Said don't take no plane
Better take a train
Cause I like it real slow

All the way back home
On the homebound train
I'm going down, down, down, down, down
On the homebound train

[Solo]

I'm on my way
I'm heading home
To be with my baby
Where I belong
Coming down the tracks now
See, I done my time
I'm going back now
To that home of mine
Well, here I come baby

Here I come baby
Here I come baby

All the way back home
On that homebound train
I'm going down, down, down, down, down
On that homebound train





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  1. S.... P....

    Y'all is missing the influence mark big time. How bout' Aerosmith....

  2. �.... �....

    Masterpiece for Ages! 👍 👏 😀

  3. L.... ....

    Great song ;)

  4. t.... m....

    Great Great Bon Jovy!!!!

  5. A.... L....

    Strange how many people have to hang their hat on comparison.. it sounds like so and so. Seems to me that overall point has been lost. Here we have a kickass song. Why is it a kickass song? Simple. It has groove,great feel and a hunger. One has to have sit in their skull to NOT hear how hungry Bon Jovi was while recording this track and in fact,ALL of New Jersey!! Oh yeah,another point of interest...I myself ,am not really a big fan of the band. That said,a kickass song is a kickass song!! Listening to this track in 2019 and watching the band live ( with the thankful addition of Phil X) it appears as some new energy has been brought to the table. Cheers to Bon Jovi and great songwriting. For a band to have even one tenth of their longevity, is a.feat!!

  6. W.... W....

    Underrated song ...if you want a heavy one listen to ..."if I was your mother"

  7. C.... ....

    Definitely has similarities to some Guns N Roses stuff.

  8. d.... r....

    Only play this song when I arrive back into Sydney Australia from anywhere in the world

  9. N.... ....

    alllll the way back home

  10. c.... l....

    John Bon Jovi e band quando osannati dalle groupies e adorati dai fans di tutto il mondo.Sex (drugs? )e rock n roll

  11. B.... J....

    Wtf is that bridge?

  12. N.... L....

    one of my favorite songs

  13. S.... M....

    Still dig this tune!!2019!!

  14. J.... S....

    Le plus beau de Bon Jovi!

  15. H.... M....

    WOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  16. G.... ....

    Christ, why couldn't Bon Jovi compose more songs like this one? Such a heavy, guitar oriented song!

    G.... ....

    True and keep that voice. He was one of the best at that time, definitely

    G.... ....

    Jon has abandoned the electric guitar. Just really sad and unimaginable about 30 years ago. Not sure
    who is writing songs w/Jon these days but the songs they are writing are just not very good and obviously not memorable

    G.... ....

    they don´t care anymore (they=Jon). I hope the new album can be... at least just good.

  17. g.... a....

    Minha banda favorita excelente álbum Boa música perfeita saudades dessa época 1988 eu tinha 18 anos de idade saudades desse tempo que não volta mais

  18. A.... T....

    Me recuerda a los gansos rosas
    Pero sigue siendo la berga

  19. E.... T....

    2:36 Richie kill me (again)

  20. S.... K....

    Woo, woooooo!

  21. J.... R....

    I also hear in my time from physical graffitti

  22. J.... R....

    Redemption Song

  23. X.... H....

    Show this song to anyone who says Bon Jovi are soft and can't rock out. Might be their heaviest song and has a real GNR/Motley Crue vibe.

    X.... H....

    JPMcFly1985Two #FeelTheBern what about If I Was Your Mother?

    X.... H....

    I hadn't heard this in years. I always bagged on these guys because they just sounded soft. Now that I'm older and am actually listening to the music, this shits insane. The drumming in this song is amazing!

    X.... H....

    I disagree (respectfully) on the feel. This has more feel than anything those other two bands have even done. Jammin tune.

    X.... H....

    Um, Guns n Roses/Motley Crue vibe......NO CHANCE! C'mon, you are disrespecting those two bands.

  24. e.... ....

    even alec john such and david bryan make a solo in this song ;)

  25. D.... M....

    this rocks ! I loved bon Jovi for years never heard this one

  26. A.... G....

    they all worship the devil...smh

    A.... G....

    Fuck off,
    how many times have i heard this shit back in the day

    Seriously,,
    i mean, if you said this about metallica, or Megadeth, i might understand or Maiden
    given their album covers
    Not that any of them do worship the devil
    but.. i could understand the debate.

    let's look at Bon Jovi Album Covers
    you have a street hooker on Bon Jovi
    you have a black background (what actually is a wet garbage back) on Slippery
    and even the original Slippery album was a pair of tits
    Jersey is about the same
    etc etc etc

    seriously,, which Bon Jovi Album cover can you relate death or the devil to

    now by comparison we could take Metallica's first album kill em all and justify in some way that that is worshipping the devil
    we could combine that with their t shirts of Skulls and have a theory there

    HOW THE FLYING FUCK did you derive devil worship from Bon Jovi of all things
    seriously.. are you stupid or what.

    why don't you go all out and be completely retarded and say

    VIXEN - Edge of a Broken is Devil worshipping
    Roxette - Dressed for Success is devil Worshipping
    Poison - unskinny bop or something to believe in... is devil worshipping
    no no better still
    Debbie Gibson Electric youth LMFAO

    MATE.. YOU HAVEN'T GOT A FUCKING CLUE ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.. OK
    PLEASE BE QUIET

    A.... G....

    I tried making that clear to him earlier. Plus, apparently dip-shit thought that deleting my comments was obviously the better plan, as to plan A. telling me to "Eat a Dick" didn't work out so well. lol thanks for ripping him a new asshole Martin, I got to give you credit.I will make clear that the BON JOVI band members are catholic. They all grew up that way.

    A.... G....

    you're an idiot,,, prvoe it................ fool

    A.... G....

    Exactly, Martin. Metallica even had a 666 on a whiteboard in documentary. BJ never sold out, they even have songs about that.

    A.... G....

    LMAO. You mean the cult right?

  27. A.... B....

    Man, I love this song.

  28. B.... F....

    This is one of the best songs ever to come out of Bon Jovi. The great riffs, bluesy piano vicals, rock guitar, and killer drum beats provided by Tico Torres!!. song ROCKS!!!!

    B.... F....

    it's a very good song
    i'ts not close to being the best that Bon Jovi had done at that time, or Ever

    I mean as a fact
    Wild is the Wind is better
    Roulette is Better
    She Don't know me is better
    Let it Rock is better

    this is definitely a good song, no doubt, but not the best.. not even close

    B.... F....

    Brad Ferkovich dry county? Fear? If I was your mother? Something to believe in? Damned? My guitar lies bleeding? Sante fe? Miracle? Bang a drum? Blood money? Etc etc etc

    B.... F....

    Some of my all time faves BJ songs ever. Do you know me? :)

  29. M.... A....

    absolute best tune by the band.... love it and turn it up really loud.......................

  30. M.... o....

    Still my fave Jovi song to this day. This was Sambora and Jovi songwriting at its peak. Pure bluesy hard rock.

    M.... o....

    That's what we serious fans call them. Jovi.

  31. 1.... ....

    ...and that's how to play rock guitar.

  32. S.... B....

    Bon Jovi's version of Cowboys From Hell, they both sound the same

    S.... B....

    This was before cowboys from Hell.

  33. W.... 1....

    Seriously underrated song!

    W.... 1....

    Agreed!

    W.... 1....

    WhatDidYouSay 145 absolutely

  34. S.... B....

    0:30 Mr Brownstone - Bon Jovi version

    S.... B....

    or homebound train guns and roses version!

  35. B.... ....

    Intro of this song is wonderful !!