Whenever You're Ready - Mahalia

I won’t lie to you

Said you needed space in a rage, I was scared to say

Bye to you

I didn’t understand why you ran away, what was I

Supposed to do?

Terrified that the end of us would end my life

Till I realized

That you ain’t nothing without me

I’m nothing without you

There’s too much history

Yeah, we got something good

But I’ma set you free

You won’t be gone for good

No I’m not worried

So whenever you’re ready, I’ll be here

Love you if you let me, you’ll see dear

You’ll never forget me, let’s be clear

Whenever you’re ready (When you’re ready come back to my loving arms)

Yeah, I know you’re mad at me

But I ain’t gonna cry 'cause you told me you’re protecting your sanity

And it don’t matter either way, at the end of the day you’re still

Bound to me

You can hide, but the truth is you’ll always be mine

You don’t realize

That you ain’t nothing without me

I’m nothing without you

It ain’t too hard to see

That we got something good

But I’ma set you free

You won’t be gone for good

No I’m not worried

So whenever you’re ready, I’ll be here

Love you if you let me, you’ll see dear

You’ll never forget me, let’s be clear

So whenever you’re ready (I'll take you in with open arms, yeah)

Whenever you’re ready, ready, ready, ready

Come back to my loving arms

No, I’m not begging on my knees

Holding on for you to stay

If you gotta go then you gotta go

I gotta let you be on your way

But come and give me one more kiss

And tell me that the feeling’s changed

You know it ain’t, so baby

Whenever you’re ready, I’ll be here

Love you if you let me, you’ll see dear

You’ll never forget me, let’s be clear

Whenever you’re ready (Come back to my loving arms)

Whenever you’re ready, I’ll be here

Even if you left me, you’ll reappear

You’ll never forget me, let’s be clear

So whenever you’re ready (I'll take you in with open arms)