After all this time, I've only just come back to this thread. Interesting comments all, but none have got the song I heard all those years ago. The Theodore Major connection is fascinating! I know the Bernie Parry song, but it doesn't get into Lowry's spirit at all.
I can only recall the last line of the verse (or chorus) which is "And the wanderer comes home".
As my mother knew Lowry extremely well, I'm always intrested in insightful lyrics about him, rather than those which plainly draw on the tabloid image of him.
Paul