Steam Engine Lyrics

Lyric discussion by quamp 

Cover art for Steam Engine lyrics by Monkees, The

It's pretty straightforward about the meaning. He wants to see his lover again before she leaves him for good and is asking the engineer of this steam engine to slow down to catch up to her. Fun fact: This one was written by Chip Douglas, often called the fifth Monkee due to his playing bass on some of their songs.

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Enjoyment
Love
Travel
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Loss
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