Gate 22, 2 hour delay She was waiting on a plane to L.A I didn't see the harm in sitting down At the wrong gate She said hello, where you headed to? I didn't lie, but I bent the truth Said I'd go anywhere with you And before long It was midnight in the middle of JFK Trying to take her mind off the fallin' rain I was saying anything to make her laugh Never wanted anything so bad She got me wishing that she could stay Doesn't even know that I missed my plane Not a single thing I wouldn't trade For a ticket to L.A A ticket to L.A She opened up after a drink Said she's starting law school in the spring And by the time that she had three I knew almost everything Lightning flashed across the sky I said it probably wasn't safe to fly Secretly I hoped that she'd be stuck with me all night It was midnight in the middle of JFK Trying to take her mind off the fallin' rain I was saying anything to make her laugh Never wanted anything so bad She got me wishing that she could stay Doesn't even know that I missed my plane Not a single thing I wouldn't trade For a ticket to L.A Now gate 22 is calling out her name She wrote her number on my hand and walked away Alone here in the middle of JFK Sitting at a bar at an empty gate I'd do anything to bring her back Never wanted anything so bad She got me wishing that she could stay Doesn't even know that I missed my plane Not a single thing I wouldn't trade For a ticket to L.A A ticket to L.A A ticket to L.A A ticket to L.A A ticket to L.A Uh uh uh Uh uh uh Uh uh uh A ticket to L.A