Carpenters

Released: October 9, 1969

Songwriter: Paul McCartney John Lennon

Producer: Jack Daugherty

I think I'm going to be sad
I think it's today, yeah
The boy that's driving me mad
Is going away

He's got a ticket to ride
He's got a ticket to ride
He's got a ticket to ride
And he don't care

He said that living with me
Was bringing him down, yeah
He would never be free
When I was around

He's got a ticket to ride
He's got a ticket to ride
He's got a ticket to ride
And he don't care

Don't know why he's riding so high
He ought to do right, he ought to do right by me
'Fore he gets to saying goodbye
He ought to do right, he ought to do right by me

I think I'm going to be sad
I think it's today, yeah
The boy that's driving me mad
Is going away

Oh, he's got a ticket to ride
He's got a ticket to ride
He's got a ticket to ride
And he don't care, don't care

Think I'm going to be sad
Think I'm going to be sad
Think I'm going to be sad
Think I'm going to be sad
Think I'm going to be sad
Think I'm going to be sad

The Carpenters (written without an article) were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. Producing a distinctively soft musical style, they became among the best-selling music artists of all time, with 100 million albums and singles worldwide . During their 14-year career, the Carpenters recorded 11 albums, 31 singles, five television specials, and a short-lived television series. The Carpenters had three No. 1 singles and five No. 2 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and fifteen No. 1 hits on the Adult Contemporary chart, and also 12 top 10 singles. Their career ended in 1983 by Karen’s death from heart failure brought on by complications of anorexia. Extensive news coverage surrounding the circumstances of her death increased public awareness of eating disorders.

From the albums

Offering/Ticket to Ride (1969)
Carpenters with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2018)

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