《One Way Ticket to the Blues》的英語詞曲由Tom Petty和guitarist Mike Campbell創作，而Jim Messina加入了樂隊的製作並加入歌曲演唱。以下是該歌曲的部分歌詞：
男聲版：
Oh I ain't had no happiness
Ain't had no peace of mind
Gonna lay my troubles down
Find me a one-way ticket to the blues
女聲版：
Oh I ain't had no happiness
Ain't had no peace of mind
Gonna lay my troubles down
Find me a one-way ticket to the blues
男聲版：
Gonna lay my troubles down
Find me a one-way ticket to the blues
女聲版：
Gonna lay my troubles down
Find me a one-way ticket to the blues
男聲版：
Oh I ain't had no sunshine
Gonna lay my blues away
Gonna lay my troubles down
Find me a one-way ticket to the blues
女聲版：
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...
這是一首描述失意和無助的歌曲，其中包含了大量的哀傷和憂鬱的元素。它還包含了一種對於尋找新生活的渴望，以及對於過去痛苦的放棄。歌曲的旋律和語言都非常簡單，但卻能夠引起聽眾的情感共鳴。它是一首非常適合在心情低落時聆聽的歌曲。