Ready As I'll Never Be

I felt you calling
I saw you start
From the old town movies to the bars on the boulevard
The bells were ringing
For a gypsy soul
Straight to the smart mouthed, little girl from Simeno

All you outlaws
And the opry queens
They wrap those golden arms around the baby of the family
To stand beside you then, was more than enough
I always was, and always will be looking up

So gather around now (ooh)
It's time to sing
It's bittersweet (ooh) but it's a hell of a silver lining
I tell the same old stories
As y'all get your wings
And I get better every time I kiss a weathered cheek
And watching doves fly
Sooner than me
I guess I'm ready, ready as I'll never be

The snow don't fall on Wilcox
And the whip-poor-will don't lie
Are the two things you can count on
And if you blink you're gonna miss it twice
Even if I saw it coming, even if I wanted to
You're just going to the one place left, that I can't follow you

So gather 'round now
It's time to sing
It's bittersweet (ooh) but it's a hell of a silver lining
I tell the same old stories
Y'all get your wings
And I get better every time
Well, I don't know

Ain't' no debts to repay
Even if you're light years away
May the circle be unbroken
Let it break through you, one sweet day
Woah, happy days

Gather 'round now
It's time to sing
It's bittersweet, but it's a hell of a silver lining
I tell the same old stories
Y'all get your wings
And I get better every time I kiss a weathered cheek
And watching doves fly
Sooner than me

I guess I'm ready (ooh)
Ready as I'll never be
I'm ready as I'll never, be