🎵 Last Train to Clarksville // by The Monkees
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According to the song's authors, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, the song is their protest of the Vietnam War and tells the story of a young man who has been drafted. He is waiting for the train that will take him to an army base, and he knows he may die in Vietnam. At the end of the song he states, "I don't know if I'm ever coming home." Like many early Monkees songs, Micky Dolenz is the only member of the group to actually appear on the record, though later Monkees recordings would feature more "true" group input. Read more on Last.fm.
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21 ContributorsLast Train to Clarksville Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Take the last train to Clarksville
And I'll meet you at the station
You can be here by 4:30
'Cause I've made your reservation
Don't be slow
Oh, no, no, no
Oh, no, no, no
[Verse 2]
'Cause I'm leaving in the morning
And I must see you again
We'll have one more night together (Train)
'Til the morning brings my train and I must go
Oh, no, no, no
Oh, no, no, no
And I don't know if I'm ever coming home
[Verse 3]
Take the last train to Clarksville (Train)
I'll be waiting at the station
We'll have time for coffee-flavored kisses (Train)
And a bit of conversation
Oh, no, no, no
Oh, no, no, no
[Verse 4]
Take the last train to Clarksville
Now I must hang up the phone
I can't hear you in this noisy railroad station all alone
I'm feeling low
Oh, no, no, no
Oh, no, no, no
And I don't know if I'm ever coming home
[Bridge]
Uh
[Verse 5]
Take the last train to Clarksville
And I'll meet you at the station
You can be here by 4:30 (Train)
'Cause I made your reservation
Don't be slow
Oh, no, no, no
Oh, no, no, no
And I don't know if I'm ever coming home
[Outro]
Take the last train to Clarksville (Train)
Take the last train to Clarksville (Train)
Take the last train to Clarksville (Train)
Take the last train to Clarksville (Train)
Take the last train to Clarksville (Train)
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