A Ticket To SomewhereBy Alan RickertsenThis Song And My Others Can Be Found On Youtube,Rumble And Fb, On Our “Aquarius Street Concerts.IntroVerse 1The Clock On The Station Wall Is Still At 2:17Same As Last October, Same As It Had BeenTommy Vance Walked In Wearing His One Good ShirtLooking Like A Man Who’d Stayed Too Long In The DirtClerk Said, “Son, You Got To Name A Town.”He Counted Out Twenties And Laid Three Of Them Down“Don’t Print A Destination, Just Make Sure It Says One-Way.”She Stared At Him Like He Should Have More To Say“Ma’am, If I Knew Where I Was Headed I’d Already Be There.”She Punched The Ticket And Thought That Sounded Fair.ChorusTommy Bought A Ticket To NowhereSmiled And Decided It Was Worth The FareAin’t Running From A Woman, Ain’t Running From The LawJust Tired Of A Town That Was Holding......... Him DownTommy Bought A Ticket To SomewhereAnd Once The Weight Was Gone, A Peace Was ThereVerse 2A Midnight Lady Was By The Coffee MachineAsked, “Are You Lost, Or Just Coming Clean?”Tommy Lit A Cigarette, He’d Been Wanting To QuitSaying, “I Ain’t Lost, I’m Just Done, Pretending Where I Fit.”Coffee Machine Humming, The Clock Still Standing DeadWalking Past People Whose Names No One SaidAs A Lady Two Benches Down Started To PrayA Kid With A Backpack Asked About A Place To StayTommy Met His Gaze, Then Looked Back At The FloorStill Holding His Ticket, He Was Planning For So Much MoreBridgeSome Men Buy MapsSome Men Buy TimeTommy Was Only Buying What He Was Leaving BehindThe One Thing That Didn’t Owe Him A DimeHe Didn’t Utter A QuoteDidn’t Leave A NoteJust Bought A Ticket To NowhereNow Smiling Like He Doesn’t Have A CareChorusTommy Bought A Ticket To NowhereSmiled And Decided It Was Worth The FareAin’t Running From A Woman, Ain’t Running From The LawJust Tired Of A Town That Was Holding......... Him DownTommy Bought A Ticket To SomewhereAnd Once The Weight Was Gone, A Peace Was ThereOutgoTommy Vance Bought A Ticket To NowhereLeft His Old Life Hanging In The Cold AirHigh Hopes It Might Be A Ticket.......... To Somewhere
