Written by Gordon Lightfoot and recorded by Ian and Sylvia and Peter, Paul and Mary before Dylan cut it for Self Portrait.
The words
A broke, stranded man at an airport watches a plane take off toward home, unable to follow it.
The singer stands on a cold, wet morning near an airfield, far from home with no money in his pocket. He watches a jet climb away and thinks of the place it is headed, where he longs to be. It is a song of homesickness and helplessness, quiet rather than angry. Dylan's version is gentle and unhurried, sung in his softer 1970 voice over acoustic guitar, staying close to the folk style of the song.
Words by Gordon Lightfoot
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗Listen and watch
The words
A broke, stranded man at an airport watches a plane take off toward home, unable to follow it.
The singer stands on a cold, wet morning near an airfield, far from home with no money in his pocket. He watches a jet climb away and thinks of the place it is headed, where he longs to be. It is a song of homesickness and helplessness, quiet rather than angry. Dylan's version is gentle and unhurried, sung in his softer 1970 voice over acoustic guitar, staying close to the folk style of the song.
Words by Gordon Lightfoot
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗The same year · 1970
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