Ticket First

Lyrics by：Roger C. Reale

Composed by：Steve Cropper/Jon Tiven/Eric Clapton/Roger C. Reale

Produced by：Steve Cropper/Jon Tiven

You wake up in the night

Thinking life has passed you by

Try to tell yourself

Give it another try

A new life waits for you

But you're feeling so small

When opportunity knocks

You won't answer that call

Each fighter jumps in the ring

Thinking he can take the purse

But if you want to win the prize

You gotta get a ticket first

You start each and every day

Jumpin' all your new moves

But when it comes the time to pay

You can't afford the dues

You know that no one will remember

If you never played your hand

So if you think you have the goods

How come no one understands

Every visit to a fortune teller

Ends up with a blessing or a curse

But if you want to win the prize

You gotta get a ticket first

This world ain't at your service

It can bring you to your knees

But if you look beneath the surface

You won't get what you want

But you might get what you need

Try to get yourself in gear

No time to rehearse

Cause if you want to take the prize

You gotta get a ticket first

Every visit to a fortune teller

Ends up with a blessing or a curse

But if you want to win the prize

You gotta get a ticket first

If you want to win the prize

You gotta get a ticket first

If you want to win the prize

You gotta get a ticket first

If you want to win the prize

If you want to win the prize

You gotta get a ticket first

You gotta get a ticket first

If you want to win the prize

If you want to win the prize

You gotta get a ticket first

You gotta get a ticket first

If you want to win the prize

If you want to win the prize

You gotta get a ticket first

You gotta get a ticket first

If you want to win the prize

If you want to win the prize

You gotta get a ticket first