he s waiting at the station he s not taking any train he s a kid from colorado counting the raindrops in the drain he s sleeping in the tunnel he s now edging for the vent he s a lonesome river swimmer wondering where the river went who s gonna carry him down who s gonna carry him down one more turn around and he ll be homeward bound who s gonna carry him carry him down there s a landlord on the benches there s a posse on the train there s an angel up in heaven who forgot somebody s name who s gonna carry him down who s gonna carry him down one more turn around and he ll be homeward bound who s gonna carry him carry him down who s gonna carry him down who s gonna carry him carry him down one more turn around and he ll be homeward bound who s gonna carry him carry him down who s gonna carry him down who s gonna carry him down one more turn around and he ll be homeward bound who s gonna carry him carry him down 