Ready Or Not (So Ripe) - Loudon Wainwright III

Oh, Lord, don’t I know it, I don’t need to understand

I realize that all this time I’ve held the winning hand

And it’s looking like my master plan is gonna pan right out

How did it all unfold, I’m dying to find out

Ready or not, I’m readier now than I’ll ever be

I’m just so ripe, gravity finally pulled me right off of the tree

The light at the end has lit the tunnel right up

Praise the Lord, and pass the ammo, I’m all shook up

Now I can feel it taste it see it smell it, it’s right under my nose

And I think that I can handle it, although, Lord only knows

I’ve been waiting, I’ve been praying, it feels like eternity

Now a cure has finally been found for my dread disease

Ready or not, I’m readier now than I’ll ever be

I’m just so ripe, gravity finally pulled me right off of the tree

The light at the end has lit the tunnel right up

Praise the Lord, and pass the ammo, I’m all shook up

Now there’s more gold to be gotten on this marry-go-round ride

And there’s questions to be answered on the quiz show deep inside

Darwin’s a monkey’s uncle, and a big gun had a son

It’s not over till it’s ended, and you know we’ve just begun

Ready or not, I’m readier now than I’ll ever be

I’m just so ripe, gravity finally pulled me right off of the tree

The light at the end has lit the tunnel right up

Praise the Lord, and pass the ammo, I’m all shook up