The song was written primarily by John Lennon (credited to Lennon/McCartney), with Paul McCartney's contributions in dispute. Lennon said that McCartney's contribution was limited to "the way Ringo played the drums". McCartney said that was an incomplete response, and that "we sat down and wrote it together... give him 60 percent of it... we sat down together and worked on that for a full three-hour songwriting session." Lennon said the double-time ending section (with the lyric "My baby don't care") was one of his "favourite bits" in the song. This song was also the first song by the band in which McCartney was featured on lead guitar.
Lennon proudly claimed that it was the first heavy metal song given the droning bassline, repeating drums, and loaded guitar lines.
While the song lyrics describe a girl "riding out of the life of the narrator", the inspiration of the title phrase is unclear. McCartney said it was "a British Railways ticket to the town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight", and Lennon said it described cards indicating a clean bill of health carried by Hamburg prostitutes in the 1960s. The Beatles played in Hamburg early in their musical career, and "ride/riding" was slang for having sex.
Ticket To Ride
Beatles Lyrics
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I think it's today, yeah
The girl that's driving me mad
Is going away
She's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
She said that living with me
Is bringing her down yeah
For she would never be free
When I was around
She's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
But she don't care
I don't know why she's ridin' so high,
She ought to think twice,
She ought to do right by me
Before she gets to saying goodbye,
She ought to think twice,
She ought to do right by me
I think I'm gonna be sad,
I think it's today yeah
The girl that's driving me mad
Is going away, yeah
She's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
But she don't care
I don't know why she's ridin' so high,
She ought to think twice,
She ought to do right by me
Before she gets to saying goodbye,
She ought to think twice,
She ought to do right by me
She said that living with me,
Is bringing her down, yeah
For she would never be free
When I was around
Ah, she's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
But she don't care
My baby don't care, my baby don't care
My baby don't care, my baby don't care
My baby don't care, my baby don't care
The Beatles’ “Ticket to Ride” lyrics are centered on the singer’s feelings and emotions towards his girlfriend, who is leaving him. He is sad and doubtful about the way things are turning out between them. He feels that the girl is “driving him mad” and that she has a “ticket to ride” away from him. Despite having the authority to leave, he pleads with her to rethink her actions and do right by him. The singer acknowledges that his girlfriend may be doing the right thing by leaving since she made it clear that living with him was reducing her freedom. Still, he doesn’t seem to understand why she is “riding so high” and “not caring” about the impact of her decision. The song ends with the singer accepting her choice and asking her to go, even though he is deeply hurt.
Line by Line Meaning
I think I'm gonna be sad,
I have a feeling that I will be unhappy
I think it's today, yeah
I suspect it will happen today
The girl that's driving me mad
The woman who is frustrating me
Is going away
Is leaving
She's got a ticket to ride,
She has a train ticket
But she don't care
But she is indifferent
She said that living with me
She told me that being with me
Is bringing her down yeah
Is making her unhappy
For she would never be free
Because she would never feel free
When I was around
When I am present
I don't know why she's ridin' so high,
I don't understand why she is so happy
She ought to think twice,
She should reconsider
She ought to do right by me
She should treat me fairly
Before she gets to saying goodbye,
Before she leaves
She said that living with me,
She told me that being with me
Is bringing her down, yeah
Is making her unhappy
Ah, she's got a ticket to ride,
Ah, she has a train ticket
My baby don't care,
My beloved doesn't care
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOHN LENNON, PAUL MCCARTNEY
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lyrics
I think I'm gonna be sad
I think it's today, yeah
The girl that's driving me mad
Is going away
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride
But she don't care
She said that living with me
Was bringing her down, yeah
She would never be free
When I was around
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride
But she don't care
I don't know why she's ridin' so high
She ought to think twice
She ought to do right by me
Before she gets to saying goodbye
She ought to think twice
She ought to do right by me
I think I'm gonna be sad
I think it's today yeah
The girl that's driving me mad
Is going away, yeah
Ooh
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride
But she don't care
I don't know why she's ridin' so high
She ought to think twice
She ought to do right by me
Before she gets to saying goodbye
She ought to think twice
She ought to do right by me
She said that living with me
Was bringing her down, yeah
She would never be free
When I was around
Ooh
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride
But she don't care
My baby don't care
My baby don't care
My baby don't care
My baby don't care
My baby don't care
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To this day, I still don't know where my chair is...
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@themanren
Clean living has done you well Mr. Starr. I'll bet your chair is gonna turn up real soon too. lol Peace, M.A.
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@Johnathan Langlais I was wondering the same thing
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@johncoltrane7899
Its so nice seeing John and Paul having to avoid each others direct gaze in case they burst out laughing.
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Its because of that saying grass..
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