Besides these two songs, five more of Montgomery's singles have reached the top of the country charts: "I Love the Way You Love Me", "Be My Baby Tonight", "If You've Got Love", "I Can Love You Like That", and "The Little Girl", while thirteen more have reached Top Ten. Montgomery's recordings of "I Swear" and "I Can Love You Like That" were both released concurrently with R&B versions by the group All-4-One. Montgomery has also released eleven studio albums, counting a Christmas album.
John Michael joined the family band (which also included his brother, Eddie Montgomery, who would later join Troy Gentry in the duo Montgomery Gentry) as guitarist before taking the lead singing role when his parents divorced. Afterwards, he made a frugal living on the local honky-tonk scene as a solo artist playing what he referred to as "working man's country." Eventually, Atlantic Records signed him.
You're the Ticket
John Michael Montgomery Lyrics
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On your mama's front porch swing
Feel like the guy that gets the girl
On a forty-foot silver screen
I want to steal a kiss when we stop
At the top of a great big Ferris wheel
I want to know how good that feels
Rolling down a two-lane road
With the top rolled back and no speed limit
I want to be a midnight plane
Headin' down to Key Biscayne
Livin' life and lovin' every minute
And you're the ticket
I want to be the kid in the candy store
With a new twenty dollar bill
Want to walk in the sand holdin' your hand
With nothin' but time to kill
Roll the dice when I need a seven
And know that I can't lose
Girl you make every dream come true
I want to be a red Corvette
Rolling down a two-lane road
With the top rolled back and no speed limit
I want to be a midnight plane
Headin' down to Key Biscayne
Livin' life and lovin' every minute
And you're the ticket
I want to be a red Corvette
Rolling down a two-lane road
With the top rolled back and no speed limit
I want to be a midnight plane
Headin' down to Key Biscayne
Livin' life and lovin' every minute
I said a red Corvette
Rolling down a two-lane road
With the top rolled back and no speed limit
I want to be a midnight plane
Headin' down to Key Biscayne
Livin' life and lovin' every minute
And you're the ticket
The lyrics of John Michael Montgomery's "You're the Ticket" express the singer's longing for thrilling experiences with the person he loves. He wants to be the guy who gets the girl in a romantic movie, stealing kisses at the top of a Ferris wheel or rolling down a two-lane road in a red Corvette with no speed limit. He wants to feel the rush of living every moment and taking chances without fear of losing, because being with this person is like having a ticket to a life of happiness and adventure.
Throughout the song, the singer repeats the desire to live life to the fullest and make every dream come true, and he attributes this joy to the person he is singing to. By describing images that embody freedom and happiness, such as a midnight plane headed to Key Biscayne or being the kid in the candy store with a new twenty dollar bill, the song emphasizes the importance of living in the moment and seizing opportunities, with the idea that love makes it all possible.
In summary, "You're the Ticket" is a song that celebrates the exhilaration of being in love and the freedom of taking risks and living life to the fullest. It portrays the person the singer is addressing as the key to all these experiences, the "ticket" to a world of adventure and happiness.
Line by Line Meaning
I want to be the one sittin' next to you
I want to be the person who is sitting next to you
On your mama's front porch swing
I want to be sitting with you on the front porch swing that belongs to your mother
Feel like the guy that gets the girl
I want to feel like the guy who wins over the girl
On a forty-foot silver screen
I want to feel like the hero of a big movie on a giant screen
I want to steal a kiss when we stop
I want to kiss you while sitting at the top of a Ferris wheel
At the top of a great big Ferris wheel
I want to take you to ride on a Ferris wheel so we can sit together and kiss on the top
I want to know how good that feels
I want to know how it feels like to kiss you on top of the Ferris wheel
I want to be a red Corvette
I want to have the power and style of a red Corvette car
Rolling down a two-lane road
Driving fast on a narrow street
With the top rolled back and no speed limit
Driving without any limits and with the top of the car down
I want to be a midnight plane
I want to feel the freedom of flying in an airplane at night
Headin' down to Key Biscayne
Going to a beautiful and exotic location
Livin' life and lovin' every minute
Enjoying life and being happy all the time
And you're the ticket
You are the one who makes me feel alive and happy
I want to be the kid in the candy store
I want to feel happy and excited like a child in a store full of candy
With a new twenty dollar bill
Having enough money to buy anything I want
Want to walk in the sand holdin' your hand
I want to spend time with you while walking on a sandy beach and holding hands
With nothin' but time to kill
We have all the time in the world to spend together
Roll the dice when I need a seven
I will take a chance and hope for good luck and success
And know that I can't lose
Believing that I will succeed no matter what
Girl you make every dream come true
You are the one who makes all my dreams and desires come true
I said a red Corvette
I really want to drive a red Corvette
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, JESS BROWN MUSIC
Written by: JESS BROWN, KEITH FOLLESE, WADE KIRBY
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