ready for the real thing

dead on my feet -- got a deadline to meet

but it can wait -- can't concentrate --

this one-track mind won't leave you behind

why punish me with memories

if only now i could turn back the pages --

i played some games that i've lived to regret

i only wish i had gone through those stages --

years before we met --

but i know

this time --

i'm ready for the real thing

last time --

i couldn't be true

this time --

i'm ready for the real thing too

turn on the light

i've been tossing all night

i try to read but it's love that i need --

in my mind -- the sound of goodbye

keeps hauntin' me like a distant dream --

if only now i could turn back the pages --

i played some games that i've lived to regret

i only wish i had gone through those changes

years before we met --

and baby

this time --

i'm ready for the real thing

last time --

i couldn't be true

this time --

i'm ready for the real thing too

this time --

i'm ready for the real thing

last time --

i couldn't be true

this time --

get ready for the real thing

cause this time baby --

i'm ready for you