The letterthe box tops- written by wayne carson thompson- #1 hit for the box tops in 1967- covered by the arbors in 1969 (#20) and recorded live by joe cocker with leon russell and the shelter people (#7) in 1970.- these lyrics are as recorded by the box topsgimme a ticket for an aeroplaneain't got time to take a fast trainlonely days are gone, i'm a-goin' homemy baby, just-a wrote me a letteri don't care how much money i gotta spendgot to get back to baby againlonely days are gone, i'm a-goin' homemy baby, just-a wrote me a letter well, she wrote me a letter said she couldn't live without me no more listen mister, can't you see i got to get back to my baby once-a more anyway, yeah!gimme a ticket for an aeroplaneain't got time to take a fast trainlonely days are gone, i'm a-goin' homemy baby, just-a wrote me a letter well, she wrote me a letter said she couldn't live without me no more listen mister, can't you see i got to get back to my baby once-a more anyway, yeah!gimme a ticket for an aeroplaneain't got time to take a fast trainlonely days are gone, i'm a-goin' homemy baby, just-a wrote me a lettermy baby, just-a wrote me a letter