LeAnn Rimes – One Way Ticket (Because I Can) or simply “One Way Ticket” is a song written by Judy Rodman and Keith Hinton, and recorded by American country music artist LeAnn Rimes. It was released in September 1996 as the third single from the album Blue. The single made her the fourth teen-aged country music act to score a Number One single on the U.S. Billboard country music charts. It is also her only Number One country hit to date.
The music video was filmed in San Francisco, and shows Rimes singing with a microphone, and taking in the city. One scene shows her singing on top of a cable car. Other San Francisco landmarks shown include the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf, and Lombard Street, where her main performance scenes were filmed.
LeAnn Rimes – One Way Ticket
From the album Blue
B-side “Unchained Melody”
Released September 28, 1996
Recorded 1996
Genre Country pop
Length 3:42
Label Curb
Songwriter(s) Keith Hinton Judy Rodman
Producer(s) Chuck Howard Wilbur C. Rimes
COUNTRYPEDIA
LeAnn Rimes – One Way Ticket (Because I Can) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Standing on the border
Looking out into the great unknown
I can feel my heart beating faster
As I step out on my own
There’s a new horizon
And the promise of favorable wind
I’m heading out tonight
Traveling light
I’m gonna start all over again
[Chorus]
And buy a one-way ticket on a westbound train
See how far I can go
I’m gonna go out dancing in the pouring rain
And talk to someone I don’t know
I will face the world around me
Knowing that I’m strong enough to let you go
And I will fall in love again
Because I can
[Verse 2]
Gonna climb the mountain
And look the eagle in the eye
I won’t let fear clip my wings
And tell me how high I can fly
How could I have ever believed
That love had to be so blind
When freedom was waiting
Down at the station
All I had to do was make up my mind
[Chorus]
And buy a one-way ticket on a westbound train
See how far I can go
I’m gonna go out dancing in the pouring rain
And talk to someone I don’t know
I will face the world around me
Knowing that I’m strong enough to let you go
And I will fall in love again
Because I can
[Bridge]
Well, I have walked through the fire
And crawled on my knees
Through the valley of the shadow of doubt
Then the truth came shining like a light on me
And now I can see my way out
[Chorus]
I’m gonna buy a one-way ticket on a westbound train
See how far I can go
I’m gonna go out dancing in the pouring rain
And talk to someone I don’t know
I’m gonna buy a one-way ticket on a westbound train
Gonna have my breakfast with some pink champagne
I’m gonna sail the ocean
I’m gonna spread my wings
I’m gonna climb that mountain
Gonna do everything
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