Song Name (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket Artist Elton John Lyricist(s) Elton John Album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket Lyrics [Verse 1]I can hound you if I need toSip your brandy from a crystal shoeIn the cornerIn the cornerWhile the others climb reaching dizzy heightsThe world’s in front