Trains and Boats and Planes
Love's Departure: Trains, Boats, and Planes Take Dreams Away
Lyrics
Trains and boats and planes are passing by
Trains, boats, and planes are passing by.
They mean a trip to Paris or Rome
These modes of transportation symbolize journeys to places like Paris or Rome.
To someone else but not for me
However, these journeys don't apply to the speaker; they are for someone else.
The trains and boats and planes
The trains, boats, and planes
Took you away, away from me
Took the person the speaker loves away from them.
We were so in love, and high above
The speaker and the loved one were deeply in love, metaphorically "high above."
We had a star to wish upon. Wish
They had dreams and a star to wish upon.
And dreams come true, but not for me
However, the dreams didn't come true for the speaker.
The trains and boats and planes
The trains, boats, and planes
Took you away, away from me
Took the loved one away, causing separation.
You are from another part of the world
The loved one is from another part of the world.
You had to go back a while and then
They had to leave for a while.
You said you soon would return again
The loved one promised to return soon.
I'm waiting here like I promised to
The speaker is waiting, keeping their promise to wait for the return.
I'm waiting here but where are you
Despite waiting, the loved one hasn't returned yet.
Trains and boats and planes took you a way
The trains, boats, and planes
But every time I see them I pray
Took the loved one away, and every time they are seen, the speaker prays.
And if my prayers can cross the sea
The speaker hopes their prayers can reach across the sea.
The trains and the boats and planes
The trains, boats, and planes
Will bring you back, back home to me
If the prayers are answered, they will bring the loved one back home to the speaker.
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