[Verse 1: Aja Volkman]

Hold on to what we feel

Don't cheapen those nights 'cause it hurts my ego

And everything else, it can be arranged

To fit the idea that life is changing

Take it all back 'cause you love your sister

And you know that we're all the same

One day your mother was a young man's lover

And she never should've felt that pain

[Chorus: Aja Volkman & Dan Reynolds]

Ticket to love, we've got a long road home

I've started thinkin' that we've got it all wrong

I can't live like, I can't live like this

I can't live like, I can't live

'Cause this is all we know

We can make it on our own

And so we hold tight to what we know

We've got a long night ahead and a long road home

[Verse 2: Aja Volkman]

Hold back from what we feel

'Cause we're really not sure which part is real

And I know the river runs deep

But I can't tell just how many feet

And take it all back if you know you want me

You should hit your knees and pray

'Cause I don't wanna be another man's lover

And I don't wanna feel this pain

[Chorus: Aja Volkman & Dan Reynolds]

Ticket to love, we've got a long road home

I've started thinkin' that we've got it all wrong

I can't live like, I can't live like this

I can't live like, I can't live

'Cause this is all we know

We can make it on our own

And so we hold tight to what we know

We've got a long night ahead and a long road home

[Bridge: Dan Reynolds]

Round and round it goes, there's no tellin'

When the sea will make a rose

It's just a matter of time

And we'll wait 'til the end of the year

Just to plan ahead and avoid the tears that

Fall and fall and wield to the ground

And you can start to till, 'til you have found

That our seed has grown and this we’ll know

We did it all, we did it on our own

[Chorus: Aja Volkman & Dan Reynolds]

Ticket to love, we've got a long road home

I've started thinkin' that we've got it all wrong

I can't live like, I can't live like this

I can't live like, I can't live

'Cause this is all we know

We can make it on our own

And so we hold tight to what we know

We've got a long night ahead and a long road home