Last Train To Nowhere – English Lyrics

• By: Ghost Hounds

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the gritty blues-rock sound of Ghost Hounds in "Last Train To Nowhere." Delve into the poignant story of a man's life reflections and discover how the band blends blues and country elements to create a powerful and relatable narrative. This song offers a rich listening experience, showcasing the art of storytelling through music .

[English]

Fayetteville gets hot In the summer

And so does Baton Rouge

Never bothered me much

'Cause I never stayed long

Always just passin' through

Never did meet my father

Never did have no son

So when my time is over

Oh, my name is dead and gone

I'm on a

Last train to nowhere

And it's runnin' right on time

I'm in no rush to get there

Riding 'til the end of the line

I'm on a last train to nowhere

Just like I've always been

I was raised and born there

And I'm goin' back again

Loved a dozen women in a dozen ways

But I can't recall their names

Tried at first to make it last

But all hearts are made to break

I took my licks at just layin' bricks

And I worked the land for a spell

And all I got is what they gave

And a couple good stories to tell

I'm on a

Last train to nowhere

And it's runnin' right on time

I'm in no rush to get there

Riding 'til the end of the line

I'm on a

Last train to nowhere

Just like I've always been

I was raised and born there

And I'm goin' back again

We're leaving out the station

I know where I was bound

It's a one way track, no turnin' back

Ain't no turnin' around

I'm on a

Last train to nowhere

And it's runnin' right on time

I'm in no rush to get there

Riding 'til the end of the line

I'm on a

Last train to nowhere

Just like I've always been

I was raised and born there

And I'm goin' back again

I'm on the

Last train to nowhere

And it ain't runnin' late

Now we all gonna get there

We're just gonna have to wait

I'm on a

Last train to nowhere

She's comin' 'round the bend

I was raised and born there

And I'm goin' back

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
train /treɪn/ A2	noun - a series of connected vehicles traveling on railways
nowhere /ˈnəʊwɛər/ B1	noun - no place; not anywhere adverb - in or to no place
rush /rʌʃ/ B2	noun - a situation where you have to hurry verb - to hurry or move fast
line /laɪn/ A2	noun - a long narrow mark or band noun - route or track
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a measure of the passing moments
pass /pæs/ B1	verb - to move past or go beyond
father /ˈfɑːðər/ A1	noun - a male parent
son /sʌn/ A1	noun - a male child
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word by which a person or thing is known
break /breɪk/ B1	verb - to separate into pieces or stop functioning noun - a pause or rest period
work /wɜːrk/ A1	verb - to do a job or task noun - activity involving mental or physical effort
land /lænd/ A2	noun - the earth's surface not covered by water verb - to arrive on the ground or shore
story /ˈstɔːri/ A2	noun - an account of imaginary or real events
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - having positive qualities
bound /baʊnd/ B2	adjective - heading or intending to go
late /leɪt/ A2	adjective - after the expected or usual time

Key Grammar Structures

• Never did meet my father

  ➔ Inversion used for emphasis with 'did' + base form of verb

  ➔ The phrase uses inversion 'Never did meet' instead of 'I never met' for stronger emphasis.

• I'm on a last train to nowhere

  ➔ Present continuous used for a current state or metaphorical journey

  ➔ The use of 'I'm on' with present continuous verb form expresses ongoing involvement or existence in metaphorical sense.

• Loved a dozen women in a dozen ways

  ➔ Simple past tense used to describe completed actions in the past

  ➔ 'Loved' indicates that the action of loving these women was completed in the past.

• And all I got is what they gave

  ➔ Present simple used for general truths; relative clause 'what they gave'

  ➔ 'I got' is present simple indicating a current state; 'what they gave' is a relative clause acting as object.

• We're leaving out the station

  ➔ Present continuous with 'we are' showing an action in progress or imminent future

  ➔ 'We're leaving' indicates the action is happening now or about to happen soon.

• Ain't no turnin' back

  ➔ Use of double negative 'Ain't no' for colloquial emphasis

  ➔ 'Ain't no' is a colloquial double negative used for emphasis meaning 'there is no'.

• Now we all gonna get there

  ➔ Informal future form using 'gonna' to express intention or prediction

  ➔ 'gonna' is a contraction of 'going to' commonly used in spoken English to indicate future action.

• She’s comin' 'round the bend

  ➔ Contraction 'she's' for 'she is'; dropping the 'g' in 'coming' for informal style

  ➔ 'She’s' is contraction of 'she is'; 'comin'' dropped the 'g' to suggest informal, conversational tone.