Ready
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Strike your long stem poses
With homeless ambition
Botoxed dromedaries
Take your position
Mercurial and curious
Not quite all that serious
She tends to get delirious
Too long in the sun
Lives in a trailer
Drives a Porsche
Spite ran amok
In her latest divorce
A 50th billboard
On the main line
He bought it the year
She turned 49
I'll just return the glance I stole yesterday
A slip of the eye it was all fun and games
Darlin' don't be sorry I still love you the same
Senses tend to leave us in all different ways
Rushing the hour claustrophobic molasses
A cog in the wheel for the action of classes
Crossing the T's dotting the I's
Waiting for the s & h to drop by
From partner to junior where cougars dare
Under the big top of Scabrous Fair
Sage and rosemary strawberry wine
Pull the door closed where they keep the supplies
I'll just return the glance I stole yesterday
A slip of the eye it was all fun and games
Darlin' don't be sorry I still love you the same
Senses tend to leave us in all different ways
Drinking from a shoe
Sticking his doll
The curtain rises on her folderol
She pirouettes on her wrecking ball
Boss breaks in
Out of his head
She leaves his firm
And more room in his bed
All that time digging for gold
Fortune laughs in the face of the fool
Her nine to five's a film at eleven
Car wrecked in the lobby garners attention
You may be crazy batty belfry wigged and absurd
You bought another vowel cos your name's now a verb
Darlin' don't be sorry I still love you the same
Senses tend to leave us in all different ways
I'll just return the glance I stole yesterday
You're just a little shy of sane




Darlin' don't be sorry I still love you the same
Your life's ready fire and aim

Overall Meaning

Jim's song "Ready" is a reflection of someone who has made the tough decision to leave a relationship. The lyrics are straightforward and honest, with the singer expressing that he will not take his partner with him when he goes because they have nothing in common. Despite being beautiful, funny and sweet, they are not enough to keep the relationship going. The singer is ready for a new chapter in his life, even though he confesses to be lonely.


The chorus of the song is particularly interesting because it talks about being "ready to go to wherever" and taking a "whole new stand" without one's partner. This suggests that the singer is ready to move forward with his life without any regrets or looking back. It also shows that he is not afraid to take risks and embrace the uncertainty of the future.


The line "Loneliness will get me through the night" is particularly emotive because it shows how the singer acknowledges the pain that comes with ending a relationship. However, he also recognizes that it is better to be alone than to continue in a relationship that is not working.


Line by Line Meaning

I'm not gonna take you with me when I go
I don't want to be with you anymore, I'm leaving you behind and moving on.


Though you're thinking whatever, I'm gonna be clever
You may have other thoughts, but I am going to be sensible in my decision.


I won't even be offended, don't you know
You will not hurt me if you decide to go your separate way.


That we're nothing together no, honey you better go
We are not meant to be together, therefore you should depart.


I'm lonely love you know
I am alone and feel nobody cares about me.


I'm ready when you go
I am prepared to move on without you by my side.


And we're ready
We are all set to embark on a new journey.


Ready to go to wherever
We are prepared to go wherever life takes us.


We'll take the jump and see where we will land
We will take a risk and see where this shift will lead us.


We will rise above and take a whole new stand, babe
We will succeed and create a new identity for ourselves.


But not together
However, we will not achieve this feat together.


Though you're beautiful funny, you sweet little bunny
You are attractive, and you make me laugh, but we cannot continue living as one.


I'm no longer gonna be a helping hand
I will not provide help or support to you, and I'm moving on.


Don't you know we have nothing in common not one thing
We do not share anything in common and do not belong together.


Loneliness will get me through
I will rely on being alone to guide me through this transition.


Loneliness will get me through the night
My solitary state will help me overcome obstacles and uncertainties.


And though we have nothing
Although we have nothing between us.


It will take me back to you
I will reflect on the past, thinking about what once was between us.




Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
Written by: James Loeffler

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