Janis Ian - The Last Train Lyrics
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
Said - my dear, the trains are gone
Though forty years ago this night
The last train left for Viet Nam
She said - my hair is lit with gray
No roses bloom upon my lips
But seems like only yesterday
He graced me with a lover's kiss
Then in the distance, thunder pealed
And you could see the sparks and the wheels
Of the last train back from Viet Nam
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 they meet on life's long track
They board that last train and go home
Other Lyrics by Artist
- Janis Ian - Welcome To Acousticville
- Janis Ian - No One Else Like You
- Janis Ian - Tenderness
- Janis Ian - Take No Prisoners
- Janis Ian - Ready For The War
- Janis Ian - Breaking Silence
- Janis Ian - Some People's Lives
- Janis Ian - This House
- Janis Ian - Through The Years
- Janis Ian - This Train Still Runs
- Janis Ian - Walking On Sacred Ground
- Janis Ian - His Hands
- Janis Ian - What About The Love
- Janis Ian - Davy
- Janis Ian - When The Silence Falls
- Janis Ian - Hunger
- Janis Ian - Searching For America
- Janis Ian - Getting Over You
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