Two Tickets to Paradise Eddie Money Got a surprise especially for you Something that both of us have always wanted to do We’ve waited so long, waited so long We’ve waited so long, waited so long I’m gonna take you on a trip so far from here I’ve got two tickets in my pocket, now baby, we’re gonna disappear We’ve waited so long, waited so long We’ve waited so long, waited so long I’ve got two tickets to paradise Won’t you pack your bags, we’ll leave tonight I’ve got two tickets to paradise I’ve got two tickets to paradise Oh-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh Oh-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh I’m gonna take you on a trip so far from here I’ve got two tickets in my pocket, now baby, we’re gonna disappear We’ve waited so long, waited so long We’ve waited so long, waited so long I’ve got two tickets to paradise Won’t you pack your bags, we’ll leave tonight I’ve got two tickets to paradise I’ve got two tickets to paradise Background “Two Tickets to Paradise” is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money from his 1977 self-titled debut album, “Eddie Money.” It was released as a single in June 1978 and reached No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has since become a staple of classic rock radio, and is one of Eddie Money’s signature songs. Money wrote the song about his girlfriend at the time. His girlfriend’s mother wanted her to marry a doctor or a lawyer, not a musician. Money wrote the song in the hope of being allowed to take his girlfriend on vacation. There was also an autobiographical musical play titled “Two Tickets to Paradise” which is a story of Eddie Money’s life and music. Money left a career as a New York police officer to become one of the top-selling rock stars of the 1970s and ’80s. The rocker died Friday at 70. | 