Last Train to Clarksville

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Last Train to Clarksville by The Monkees

About Last Train to Clarksville

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. .

Last Train to Clarksville Lyrics

[00:10.02] Take the last train to Clarksville
[00:12.41] And I'll meet you at the station
[00:15.05] You can be there by four-thirty
[00:17.34] 'Cause I've made your reservation, don't be slow
[00:21.98] Oh, no, no, no
[00:24.25] Oh, no, no, no
[00:27.19] 'Cause I'm leaving in the morning
[00:29.72] And I must see you again
[00:32.18] We'll have one more night together
[00:34.64] Till the morning brings my train and I must go
[00:38.98] Oh, no, no, no
[00:41.45] Oh, no, no, no
[00:44.23] And I don't know if I'm ever coming home
[00:52.27] Take the last train to Clarksville
[00:54.37] I'll be waiting at the station
[00:56.75] We'll have time for coffee-flavored kisses
[00:59.66] And a bit of conversation
[01:02.76] Oh, no, no, no
[01:05.65] Oh, no, no, no
[01:18.66] Take the last train to Clarksville
[01:21.12] Now I must hang up the phone
[01:23.69] I can't hear you in this noisy railroad station all alone
[01:28.23] I'm feeling low
[01:29.35] Oh, no, no, no
[01:32.74] Oh, no, no, no
[01:35.78] And I don't know if I'm ever coming home
[01:43.43] Oh
[01:57.62] Take the...
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From the album: US Top 100 - The 60s