Ticket To Ride
Vanilla Fudge Lyrics
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The girl that's driving me mad is going away, she is
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride
She don't care
She would never be free when I was around, she ain't
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride
She don't care
Don't know why she's riding so high
Ought think twice, ought to do right by me baby
Before she gets to saying goodbye
Ought think twice, she ought to do right by me, yeah
She said ?I'm gonna be sad, I think it's today, yeah?
The girl that's driving me mad she's going away, oh
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride
She don't care
Don't know why she's riding so high
She gotta think twice, she ought do right by me when she gets home
Before she gets to saying goodbye
She ought think twice, she ought do right by me
She say-a that living with me has brought her down, yeah
She said, she would never be free when I was here around, hey hey
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride
She don't care
My baby don't care
My baby don't care
My baby don't care
The lyrics of Vanilla Fudge's "Ticket to Ride" describe a relationship that is coming to an end. The singer is being left by the girl who has been driving him mad. He knows that she is leaving and he's trying to convince her to think twice about her decision. She tells him that living with him has brought her down and that she'll never be free when he's around. She's got a ticket to ride, and she doesn't care about his feelings.
The first two lines of the song set the tone of sadness and the realization that change is happening. The singer expresses this feeling of loss as the girl he loves is going away. The chorus conveys the idea that she has found a ticket to ride and is leaving, and she doesn't care about the hurt she will cause. The singer tries to convince her to think twice and do right by him.
Line by Line Meaning
She said, "I think I'm gonna be sad, I think it's today, yeah"
She expressed her premonition of feeling unhappy today.
The girl that's driving me mad is going away, she is
The girl who is causing him distress is leaving him.
She's got a ticket to ride
She has purchased a ticket to go somewhere.
She don't care
She is indifferent to his feelings.
She says that living with me is bringing her down, yeah
She claims that being in a romantic relationship with him is affecting her negatively.
She would never be free when I was around, she ain't
She cannot feel liberated while being with him.
Don't know why she's riding so high
He is perplexed by her confident and carefree attitude.
Ought think twice, ought to do right by me baby
She should reconsider her actions and treat him well.
Before she gets to saying goodbye
He advises her to reflect before leaving him.
She said ?I'm gonna be sad, I think it's today, yeah?
She reiterated her foreshadowed sadness.
She gotta think twice, she ought do right by me when she gets home
She should contemplate and treat him well when she returns home.
She say-a that living with me has brought her down, yeah
She repeats that being with him has caused her emotional distress.
She said, she would never be free when I was here around, hey hey
She asserts that she cannot feel liberated while being near him.
My baby don't care
He acknowledges that she does not care about him and their relationship.
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Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
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