Grand Funk Railroad

Are you ready? You can trust me all the way.
Are you ready? Well, then let me hear you say
That you're ready, and the world will know it's right.
Yes, you're ready, and you know it's out of sight.

Now you're ready, well, then what you waitin' for?
If you're ready, you just open up your door
'Cause I'm ready, for everything you got.
Yes, I'm ready, come and get it while it's hot.

If you find yourself looking for someone
To make good the bad things that you've done.
Do you think you're looking straight ahead?
And, will you find the answer when you're dead?

Well, then you should listen now to me.
And, I'll tell you how I think it should be.
No one tells you why you're here to live.
This is why it's you who must forgive.

No! You can't kill your brother ...
No! Because you love each other.
No! You can't steal his pennies ...
No! 'Cause you didn't leave him any.

Ahhhhhh ... Ahhhhhh ...
Ahhhhhh ... Ahhhhhh ...

And if reason tells you not to live,
But you feel there's something left to give.
You can't leave this place until it's done,
So you'll see one more rising of the sun.

Sun ...
Sun ... You're gonna' see it one more time.
Sun ... Oh you can't get away from it.
Sun ... You're gonna see it, oh, one more time

Well, hey there, baby,
do you want to make the scene?
I said a-hey there, baby,
do you want to make the scene?
Awww, well, come on over, baby,
step into my time machine.

You better jump into my action,
I'm gonna' make you feel right.
Awww, jump into my action,
I'm gonna' make you feel right.
Don't worry 'bout tomorrow
'cause I'm gonna' love you tonight.

Step into the front row,
I'm gonna' show you how.
Step into the front row,
I wanna' show you how.
Don't worry 'bout no time
we can always come back to right now.

Awww, I'm gonna' give it to you ...

When you wanna' come back,
we just turn about.
When you wanna' come back,
we just turn about.
But we ain't gonna' come back,
'till there ain't no doubt.

Now don't it get good to you?
Do you know what I mean?
Now don't it get good to you?
Don't you know what I mean?
Well, come on over, baby,
jump into my time machine.

Ain't no doctor,
who can help the way I feel.
Once you got her,
boy, she let's you know it's real.

Learn to love her,
or the opposite is right.
To rise above her,
you'll be so high you're out of sight

Feel so good, yeah!
That you never want to come down.
But you should,
yeah! If you want to stay around.

You won't find me,
knockin' at your door.
I've known forever,
you don't love me no more.
If you don't want to lay there,
with your mouth shut tight,
I'm gettin' myself together,
yes, I'm leavin' tonight

You ain't gonna' find nobody,
to treat you like I do.
I been down on my knees,
you treat me like a fool.
Now, I know what you're tryin' to do,
awww, it ain't gonna' happen.
'Cause I just done got hip to you,
I'm gonna' walk out laughin'.

Rising, setting,
been trying to get into the sun, yeah.
Wanting, getting,
gonna' get more, baby, when I'm done.

All my life I had been waiting,
then you turn me on.
Now there'll be no hesitating,
I'm getting into the sun.

Growing, knowing,
you learn more everyday, yeah.
Needing, succeeding,
sun, don't go away.

Things are changing for the better,
now I'm not afraid.
I'll be writing you a letter,
'cause I just got paid.

Growing, knowing,
you learn more everyday, yeah.
Needing, succeeding,
sun, don't go away.

Things are changing for the better,
now I'm not afraid.
I'll be writing you a letter,
'cause I just got paid.

Once I had a little girl,
sometimes I think about her,
But, buddy, you know she's not really there.
When memories do call,
I just, I just can't live without her
But tryin' all the time is so hard to bear.

*Heartbreaker, can't take her,
Heartbreaker, bringing me down.
Heartbreaker, can't take her,
Heartbreaker, bringing me down.

I don't cry no more, I live while I'm flying,
But I'll think back, and you can hear me say:

*Repeat

Everybody's laughin', loud as it can be,
But please don't point your finger, especially not at me.
'Cause I'm not tryin' to be somebody, I just do what I can,
But you just keep on laughin', call yourself a man!

I'm not lookin' for somebody, to defend my case.
I've been scorned by more than one,
so stop this paper chase.
If you can't accept me, just for what I am,
Go ahead, reject me, call yourself a man!

Tell me who you're foolin', is it not yourself?
Go ahead, be cool, and, I'll just be myself.
And if you can't accept me, just for what I am,
Go ahead, reject me, call yourself a man!

Ahhh ... Ahhh ...
Ah, Ah, Ahhh ... Ahhh ...

The heat of a summer day,
poundin' down on my back,
Work like a dog in the sunlight,
tryin' to pay the people back.
I killed a man in the spring time;
Had to work hard just to make a dime,
To buy my baby the things that she needs.
I guess I didn't think twice,
and now I have to pay the price,
For killing a man of another creed.

Ahhh ... Ahhh ...
Ah, Ah, Ahhh ... Ahhh ...

I guess I'll have to be strong,
the rest of my life can't be too long.
I know I'll die some day, and be going far away,
And you won't remember the things that I've done.
I feel a shedding tear, it's only been a year,
But I know I'll be dead when the evening comes.

Ahhh ... Ahhh ...
Ah, Ah, Ahhh ... Ahhh ...

I guess I'll have to be strong,
the rest of my life can't be too long.

Ahhh ... Ahhh ...
Ah, Ah, Ahhh ... Ahhh ...

If you can't feel it keep on tryin',
'Cause that's the way it's got to be. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It's comin' down and I ain't buyin',
It's gonna' take a long time, to catch up with me.

And when you notice your condition,
Maybe you'll want to stay with me. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Then we can find the true definition,
The answer's here, right here with me.

Row, row, row your boat ...
Row, row, row your boat ...
Row, row, row your boat ...
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I want the world to know my reason.
And, if you help me find a way, yeah, yeah, yeah,
I'll bring my own and keep on pleasin'.
But, baby, this is the way I'm gonna' stay.

Come on over to my side, it's where you wanna' be.
Come on over to joy ride, and let your morals be.
Ain't no way to deny it, if it's in your soul.
You don't know 'till you try it, baby, let the good times roll.

Let me taste your life. Let me fill your stream.
Let me make you feel it right now, just lay back and dream.
Got this thing on the move, it's beginin'.
Got a strange kind of feeling, under my skin.

I hear my baby knockin', at my front door.
She knows what I got, she wants some more.
And when it's all over, I start to come down.
Think of the restin' place, I'll leave the ground

If somebody tells you "look out boy,"
"That stuff you're doin' is way too strong."
Pay them no mind, just give 'em time,
Keep your head, you can't do no wrong.

*Please don't worry, 'bout no jury,
There's so many, of us anyway.

If somebody tries to bust you,
'Cause you had their daughter late last night.
Don't get me wrong, but, you must be strong,
And, you just can't get uptight.

*Repeat

If somebody says you look funny,
'Cause the way you dress, to them, ain't right.
Say "Hey, can't you see, you look funny to me?"
"But, I'm just tryin' to be polite."

*Repeat

*Repeat

*Repeat

I can see you comin' mama,
yes, you're movin' on down the line.
I can see you comin' mama,
yes, you're movin' on down the line.
You done have left a thousand men,
and they're all back there cryin'.

She's a high falootin' woman,
and she just can't do no wrong.
She's a high falootin' woman,
and she just can't do no wrong.
She's gonna' cry some day,
and I know it can't be too long.

She's got hips like a honey,
and, Lord, she can make 'em move.
She's got hips like a honey,
and, Lord, she can make 'em move.
And she'll do anything,
to make you get in her groove.

Lord have mercy on you woman,
and your wicked soul.
Lord have mercy on you woman,
and your wicked soul.
'Cause that high falootin' woman,
gonna' live 'till she's a hundred years old.

Hey, Mr. limousine driver,
Can I ask you a favor, please?
Let her in my door and don't look back here no more,
I know you can do it with ease.

Although, we're on our way from the show,
And you don't like to get off the track.
Please, Mr. chauffeur, let's talk things over,
'Cause she says she loves me and that's a fact.

Can you hear what I'm sayin', it's not like I'm prayin',
You know, because you've done it before.
So, why make me wait, please don't hesitate,
Just get back here, and let her in my door.

Hey, Mr. limousine driver,
I know you know where it's at.
Too late will be later, you just read your evening paper,
And don't worry 'bout what's goin' on in back.

Hey, Mr. limousine driver ...

Hey, Mr. limousine driver ...

Hey, hey, mama; mama,
what you tryin' to do?
You keep on talkin' to me,
'till your face turns blue.
Well, do you think I'm a young boy,
yet to make up my mind?
Well, I'm just castin' all my toys,
I'm gonna' leave what's behind me, behind.
I'm gonna' leave what's behind me, behind.

I saw an old high school friend,
just the other day,
He didn't ask me how I'd been,
he asked me "how was my pay?"
Now, do you call this a friendship,
judging from what he said?
If you do, I've a real tip:
ain't nobody gonna' know about my bread.
Ain't nobody gonna' know about my bread.

If you got somebody, that you can trust to the very end,
I said if you do, I want to be like you,
'cause you sure got a real good friend.
You sure got a real good friend.
Friend ...
Friend ...

I see a pear falling down from the tree.
Winter is coming and it's plain to see.
I spend the cold nights in my lonely room.
Is it the winter to which I am doomed?

Cold is the snow that will cover the ground.
I feel the presence of tears falling down.
Is it for pity or pain that I cry?
Color is gone and the grass it must die.

Winter brings sadness that empties my soul.
Life is too short for a dog growing old.
He used to follow and play at my heels.
Love from his heart I no longer can feel.

Did you ever have that feeling in your life,
that someone was watching you?
He don't have no reason, that's right.
But, still he's there watching you.
Someone is waiting just outside the door,
to take you away.
Everybody knows just what he's there for,
to take you away.

But, you don't know why he's been waiting.
But, you don't know why he's been waiting.
Spent too much time anticipating.
Spent too much time anticipating.

Did you ever think it could be you,
that's just outside the door?
There's just one way to find out if it's true.
So, what you waiting for?
Oh, get yourself together now,
my friend, and step outside the pad.
If there's no one waiting for you there,
my friend, I think you should be glad.

But, who wasn't there that you should look out for?
But, who wasn't there that you should look out for?
Get back inside your wall, and shut the door.
Get back inside your wall, and shut the door.

You don't have nobody, don't need nobody,
can't love nobody,
You're better off by yourself.
You ain't feelin' too bad, you're driving me mad,
and say you're bad,
You're better off by yourself.

You don't have nobody, don't need nobody,
can't love nobody,
You're better off by yourself.
You ain't feelin' too bad, you're driving me mad,
and say you're bad,
You're better off by yourself.

Ahhhhh ...

I'm sitting here lonely like a broken man.
I serve my time doin' the best I can.
Walls and bars they surround me.
But, I don't want no sympathy.

No baby, no baby,
All I need is some tender lovin'.
To keep me sane in this burning oven.
And, when my time is up, you'll be my reefer.

Life gets worse on God's green earth.
Be my reefer, got to keep smokin' that thing.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

I said now baby ... baby ...,
let me smoke it ... smoke it ...
Makes me feel good ... feel good,
yes, I feel good ... ahhhhh ...
Yes, I feel alright ... feel alright ...,
yes, I feel alright ... feel alright ...
Yes, I feel alright ... Ahhhhh ...
Ohhhhh ...

Ice cold water is runnin' through my veins.
They try and drag me back to work again.
Pain and blisters on my mind and hands.
I work all day making up burlap bags.

The oats they're feeding me are driving me wild.
I feel unhappy like a new born child.
Now, when my time is up, you wait and see.
These walls and bars won't keep that stuff from me.

No, no, baby,
Won't keep that stuff from me.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

I need you right now mama.
I need you right now baby.
Right by my side, honey.
All night long.

Make me feel alright ...
Yes, all ..., yes, all ..., yes, all ... alright.

You better come on up and get down with me.
I'll make you feel real good, just you wait and see.

Make me feel alright ..., yes, I feel alright ...
Yes, all ..., yes, all ..., yes, alright.

Ain't seen a night, things work out right, go by.
Things on my mind, and I just don't have the time,
and it don't seem right.
Ain't seen a day, that I don't hear people say,
they know they're gonna' die.
This may seem a little bit crazy,
but I don't think you should be so lazy.
If you think you've heard this before,
well, stick around I'm gonna' tell you more.

One just like the other, sin's a good man's brother,
but is that right?
You tell me that I don't,
then I say I won't, but then I might.
You said this is the way it's supposed to be,
but it just don't seem right to me, and that's outta' sight.
Some folks need an education,
don't give up, or we'll loose the nation.
You say we need a revolution?
It seems to be the only solution.

Aimless lady, is this your home town?
Tell me baby,
tell me where you're bound.
When our eyes met,
you were in the very first row.
I couldn't even guess your name,
but I just had to know.

You were meant for me,
would you grab your coat and flee?
You were a mystery, but you just had to be ...
An aimless lady.
Aimless lady.
Aimless lady.

Should I try, and satisfy, you lady?
Ain't no lie, now we'll get by, my baby.
If you can stand, a real good man, now lady,
Take my hand, and understand, me baby.

Take your time, you're doing fine, now lady.
You got yours, and I got mine, now baby.
Can you see, the way to be, now lady.
Stay with me, and set me free, now baby.

Aimless lady.
Aimless lady.
Aimless lady.

You're mine aimless lady.
Yeah, aimless lady.
You're mine aimless lady.
Mine, aimless lady.
Oooo ...