Ticket to Ryde

The boat comes pulling in A strip of lights heading down the pier This ain't no city life But this is where I've spent my years We don't see busy streets Or nightlife till ten past three But this is what we know And it's the place that we call home The shore and the rocks is the best we've got When summertime comes around But the sun is going down It's time to head to another town Coming over the hill On route 9, you can see it all The bright town lights, the festival site And everything that's going on This is what we've got, this is where we are from A town by the sea, R-Y-D-E This is what we've got, this is where we are from A town by the sea, R-Y-D-E Another smashed window Another boarded-up door This is just another hotel That's not open anymore The tourists are always here Expecting all nice things But really, this town by the sea Hasn't changed since '63 This is what we've got, this is where we are from A town by the sea, R-Y-D-E This is what we've got, this is where we are from A town by the sea, R-Y-D-E This is what we've got, this is where we are from A town by the sea, R-Y-D-E This is what we've got, this is where we are from A town by the sea, R-Y-D-E R-Y-D-E R-Y-D-E