Distant Shore - Billy Bragg

Everyone knows

That there’s no place like home

But I’m just seeking refuge

In a world full of storms

Washed up on a distant shore

Can’t go home anymore

The natives are hostile

Whatever I say

The thing they fear most is

That I might want to stay

By their side on a distant shore

Can’t go home anymore

I escape my tormenters

By crossing the sea

What I cannot escape is

Memory

Far away on a distant shore

Can’t go home anymore