Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2016-11-25
- Album Name: Cowboy in Sweden (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Song Meaning (Interpretation) of “No Train to Stockholm” by Lee Hazlewood
“No Train To Stockholm” by Lee Hazlewood is a melancholic tale of a traveler’s trials and tribulations as they search for a more significant purpose in life. The narrator sings of the physical and emotional journey they are on to travel to the distant city of Stockholm, and being forced to take other means to get there as there is “no train to Stockholm.” Despite the challenge of this journey, the narrator expresses a hopefulness, confidently singing “But I simply don’t care/ If I never get there.” These lyrics suggest that although they are still on the journey, they have accepted their current situation and embraced the life they have now. This idea is further solidified with the singer’s realization that they are always learning and growing no matter what paths life takes them on, even if they don’t reach their final destination. In the end, the song suggests that the journey is just as important and rewarding as its destination.