BURN MY TICKET
(Words and Music by Paul Otten)

I VENTURED OUT TO THE PLACE THAT YOU CALL HOME
THE AIR SMELLED SWEET AND THE CLEAR BLUE SKIES BREATHED CALMED
THE GROUND FELT AT EASE UNDER MY FEET
MORE THAN IT HAS IN SO LONG
AND THE STREETS ALL HAVE NEW NAMES
AND THE PATHS AREN’T WORN

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ALL OF YOUR SWEET SUNSHINE
FILLING MY SOUL WITH LIFE
I WANNA CUT MY TIES, TRY YOU ON FOR SIZE
I WANNA SET EACH SUN WITH YOU
AND BURN MY TICKET HOME

THE LIFE I’VE LED ‘TIL NOW WAS BLACK AND WHITE
THE PAGES TURNED BUT THE PLOT WAS DULL AND TRITE
SO I BOOKED A ROUND TRIP AND POINTED MY SHIP
AND LANDED AT YOUR DOOR
WHERE THE STEPS WEREN’T CRACKED
AND THE SKIN I’M IN FELT RIGHT

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BRIDGE:
I WANNA LEARN YOU
I WANNA LIVE YOU
I WANNA MAKE YOUR WORLD MINE

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WAKING UP THESE DAYS FEELS LIKE THE TRUTH
THE SHEETS NO LONGER WREAK OF SOLITUDE
I’M LEAPING THE FENCE
THE CONSEQUENCES LOST AND GONE
SO I’M HOLDING YOU TIGHT AND BURNING MY TICKET HOME