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Artist: The Jayhawks
Canonical path: /jayhawks/let-the-last-night-be-the-longest
Related lyric paths: 6
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Let the last night be the longest
Read Let the last night be the longest lyrics by The Jayhawks on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Let the last night be the longest
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I walked the last mile home
In this heart was born a shame
Loving you no longer
No matter what I tried
The feeling shared tonite keeps coming back to mind
I'll find an old barroom,
Settle in for good,
Forget about the past close behind me
No matter what I tried
The feeling shared tonite keeps coming back to mind
Chorus:
Westbound train is leaving, darling can't you see?
Let the last night be the longest
In a lonesome memory
(Verse 1)
Chorus 2:
Sun up in the Midwest, darling can't you see?
Let the last night be the longest
in a lonesome memory
(Chorus 1)
(Verse 2)
(Chorus 2)
Let the last night be the longest
In a lonesome memory
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