Ready As I'll Never Be

I felt you calling
I saw you start
From the old town movies to the bars on the boulevardThe bells where ringing
For gypsy soul
Straight to the smart mouth, little girl from Simeno

All you have lost
And the opera queens
They′re at those golden arms around the baby of the family
Just stand beside you then, was more than enough
I always was, and always will be looking up

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

The snow don′t follow Willcox
And the whipper will don't lie
All the chill 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
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 (Oooh) but it's hell of a silver lining
I tell the same old stories
Young at your wings

And I get better every time
But 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 your sunny sweet day
Woah happy day

Gather ′round now
It's time to sing
It′s bittersweet, but it's hell of a silver lining
I tell the same old stories
Young at 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 (Oooh)
Ready as I'll never be
I'm ready as I′ll never, be