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The Last Train

Janis Ian
2006-02-062:53 minSynced lyrics

"The Last Train" is a song by Janis Ian, released in 2006 in the Pop genre. The song is 2:53 long and contains 25 lines and 173 words.

Lyrics

0:09How long how long has this train been gone
0:15Was there a man who asked for me
0:21I thought he'd wait to say so long
0:28I'm later than I meant to be
0:38The station master closed his eyes
0:44Said my dear the trains are gone
0:50Though forty years ago this night
0:57The last train left for Vietnam
1:07She said my hair is lit with gray
1:12No roses bloom upon my lips
1:18It seems like only yesterday
1:25He graced me with a lover's kiss
1:36Then in the distance thunder pealed
1:42A whistle pierced the cricket's song
1:47And you could see the sparks and the wheels
1:54Of the last train back from Vietnam
2:05It stopped just long enough to board
2:11And as she ran time set her free
2:16A young man helped her through the door
2:24And said I knew you would wait for me
2:34There's many a young boy
2:35Who won't come back
2:40Many a young girl who waits alone
2:45Sometimes we need on lifes long track
2:53Be more that last train and all
How long how long has this train been gone
Was there a man who asked for me
I thought he'd wait to say so long
I'm later than I meant to be
The station master closed his eyes
Said my dear the trains are gone
Though forty years ago this night
The last train left for Vietnam
She said my hair is lit with gray
No roses bloom upon my lips
It seems like only yesterday
He graced me with a lover's kiss
Then in the distance thunder pealed
A whistle pierced the cricket's song
And you could see the sparks and the wheels
Of the last train back from Vietnam
It stopped just long enough to board
And as she ran time set her free
A young man helped her through the door
And said I knew you would wait for me
There's many a young boy
Who won't come back
Many a young girl who waits alone
Sometimes we need on lifes long track
Be more that last train and all

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