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Ready as I'll Ever Be

from A Spoonful of Sugar by Harry Nichols

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Open my eyes
and the dream world just gives way
to the heavy light of day and I wonder,

can I prepare
for the pain I do not know,
for the hidden undertow to pull me under?

Do I really wanna spend my days
trying to shield from the myriad ways
that you can break an unsuspecting father's heart?

As I wash it all away,
the greying trim of another close shave
I marvel that I find the strength to start.

'Cause I'm not ready for this life
I'm off balance, but I'm fine
and I'm rising for the day,
for the role I've yet to play now anyway
ready as I'll ever be.

The cloth of my coat,
though it's hard as hell to you,
I can't make it bullet proof by believing.

My collar won't be
the protection that I need
for a skin so quick to bleed, still I'm leaving.

Do I really wanna spend my days
trying to shield from the myriad ways
that you can break an unsuspecting father's heart?

What will my final downfall be?
where did I last leave the goddamn keys?
bring the toil to keep my body from falling apart.

'Cause I'm not ready for this life
I'm off balance, but I'm fine
and I'm rising for the day,
for the role I've yet to play now anyway
ready as I'll ever be.

And all I see is black birds crossing the street,
and all I read is death.
If I don't find Sir Gawain's handkerchief
at the bottom of my sock drawer,
what will be left?

'Cause I'm not ready for this life
I'm off balance, but I'm fine
and I'm rising for the day,
for the role I've yet to play now anyway
ready as I'll ever be.

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from A Spoonful of Sugar, released September 4, 2020

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Harry Nichols Ithaca

From his earliest days of musical self-expression, Harry Nichols has had a ear for melody. Whatever eclectic influences work their way into his art- from metal to chamber pop- the result is always certain to thrill your brain. He has released music independently since 2010, and continues with his upcoming LP, SONGS FOR THE RICH AND BEAUTIFUL. He currently lives and gigs in Ithaca, NY. ... more

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