Ticket to L.A.

Gate 22, two hour delay She was waitin' on a plane to L.A. I didn't see the harm in sittin' Down at the wrong gate She said, "Hello, where you headed to?" I didn't lie but I bent the truth Said, "I'd go anywhere with you" And before long It was midnight in the middle of JFK Tryin' to take my mind off the fallin' rain I was sayin' anything to make her laugh Never wanted anything so bad She got me wishin' that she could stay Doesn't even know that I've missed my plane Now there ain't a single thing I wouldn't trade For a ticket to L.A. Yeah, yeah, a ticket to L.A Yeah, yeah, yeah She opened up after a drink Said, she started law school in the spring And by the time that she had three I know almost everything Lightnin' flashed across the sky I said, it probably wasn't safe to fly Secretly, I hoped that she'd be stuck With me all night It was midnight in the middle of JFK Tryin' to take my mind off the fallin' rain I was sayin' anything to make her laugh Never wanted anything so bad She got me wishin' that she could stay Doesn't even know that I've missed my plane Now there ain't a single thing I wouldn't trade For a ticket to L.A. And now Gate 22 is callin' out her name She wrote her number on my hand And walked away Alone here in the middle of JFK Sittin' near the bar in an empty gate I'd do anything to bring her back Never wanted anything so bad She got me wishin' that she could stay Doesn't even know that I've missed my plane Now there ain't a single thing I wouldn't trade For a ticket to L.A. Yeah, yeah, a ticket to L.A Yeah, yeah A ticket to L.A. yeah A ticket to L.A. A ticket to L.A. A ticket to L.A., yeah, yeah