(Don't Go Back To) Rockville Lyrics

Lyric discussion by SMUSER17000412 

Cover art for (Don't Go Back To) Rockville lyrics by R.E.M.

The way I heard it, it was about Jefferson Holt leaving and going back to Rockville, MD and the song was kind of a silly goodbye song for him.

You're right about it being Rockville, Maryland (suburb of D.C.) but it was addressed to Mike Mills' girlfriend at the time, Ingrid Schorr.