I'm Ready

And it's all true!

CHORUS:
I’m ready, ready, ready as I can be
I’m ready, ready, ready as I can be
I’m goin’ to Kansas, I’m ready to be me

STOPTIME:
I try to get centered, I try to get clear
I try to organize away my fear
REFRAIN: I’m ready, ready as I can be
I’m goin’ to Kansas, I’m ready to be me

STOPTIME:
Picky placing gear precisely in my ride
While my suitcase is still empty & my clothes piled high... REFRAIN

STOPTIME:
'Bout out the door, this pop stand to blow
But I can't find my journal, without I'll never grow! ... CHORUS

STOPTIME:
Finally on the road, headin’ outa town
I remember I forgot… my coat and turn around... REFRAIN

STOPTIME:
Miz Mazda makin' tracks, zoom zoomin' at last
The Prairie is the future, the Boot Heel is the past... REFRAIN

STOPTIME:
Eight hours later, almost to Council Grove
When the police pulls me over, now I'm goin' so slow… CHORUS

BRIDGE [Slow with rubato]:
I’m craw--lin’ across Kansas, craw--lin’ out’ my skin
But if I ever get there… [Fast with energy:]
I’ll be ready (I’ll be ready) to jump in… CHORUS

BRIDGE [Slow with rubato]:
I’m craw--lin’ across Kansas, craw--lin’ out’ my skin
But if I ever get there… [Fast with energy:]
I’ll be ready (yeah I’ll be ready)
Come on get ready (oh I’m ready)
Are you ready? (yes, I’m ready) [Stop:]
to jump in... jump in... yeah jump in... oh jump in... JUMP IN!

-- Maria Johnson, 5/08; rev. 6/08