Call came through at three o clock The middle of the night So I left the house most hurriedly To catch an outbound flight Departure lounge was heaving So I just paced around When I got to my seat, I fell asleep, And I woke as we were touching down

Going down to Nazareth Going down that track Going down to Nazareth And I don’t know if I’m coming back

Made it through arrivals Picked up the 'Morning Call' There was bad news on every page Nothing good at all I took my case to collect my keys They took my name and more I took one last look at where I was And where I’d been before

Going down to Nazareth Going down that track Going down to Nazareth And I don’t know if I’m coming back

Going down that track Going down that track Going down that track...

When I get to Allentown I'll feel that midday sun And when I'm passing Bethlehem I’ll be wishing that I hadn’t come Out here on the interstate You don't know where you are And should I get to Saylorsburg Then I’ll know that I'll have gone too far

I'm going down to holy ground Where they build all those guitars She and I used to lie right there Staring at the stars

We buried Pa on the Saturday Laid him in St. John's She was leaving the matinee Passing with her sons We said "Hello" and she held me close I've never felt so missed Standing there on the thoroughfare Where she and I first kissed

Coming home to Nazareth Coming down that track Coming home to Nazareth I know I'm never going back

Coming home to Nazareth Coming down that track Coming home to Nazareth I know I'm never going back

Never going back Never going back Never going back...