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Obligatory Convention Filksong by Robert Wynne Music: "Homeward Bound" by Paul Simon © 1998 I'm sitting in the Dead Dog party With an empty fifth of light Bacardi The con is like a dream today The panels and the masquerades With all of our goodbyes to say It's time to get back on our way Homeward bound The con is over Homeward bound Home, back to mundane working Home, bills and paychecks lurking Home, where the real world waits impassivly for me Every weekend I've got free Is saved for flights to fantasy And people that i've met before Smile when I come through the door Old friends you too seldom see Are always the best company Homeward bound The con is over Homeward bound Home, back to mundane working Home, bills and paychecks lurking Home, where the real world waits impassivly for me When I think about where I belong I realize I've got it all wrong The real world isn't home to me It's not the place where I feel free And though we wish we could stay right here At least we'll always have next year Homeward bound The con is starting Homeward bound Home, where my friends are meeting Home, where the fans are greeting Home, where the real world seems so very far away
Like many people, fandom is more than hobby to me - it's a family as well. The end of a convention is always a bit like leaving home for me and the beginning of a con always feels like a reunion. This song tries to capture that feeling. I titled it as I did because I think most of us get around to writing this song sooner or later. Many have done it better, but this one's mine. This song was published in the Gafilk 2000 songbook.
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