I wanna be ready
When the hurt comes my way
I wanna be ready
When the hurt comes my way, yeah

I want to know what is happening to me
Wanna know how you could let this be, yeah?
And I wanna be ready

When the hurt comes my way
I wanna feel happy
When I see you close the door
I wanna feel happy
When I see you close the door, yeah

I want to know that this is for real
'Cause good is the way that I want to feel
And I wanna be ready
When the hurt comes my way, mm
Now, once I had a love

And she was good to me
But I was so wrapped up in her
That I couldn't even see
I thought nobody else
Could turn me on
She used me up
Till I was almost gone

And I wanna be ready
When the hurt comes my way
I wanna be ready
When the hurt comes my way

Ready (ooh, ooh)
Ready, I wanna be, I wanna be
Ready (ooh, ooh)
Ready, I got to be, I got to be

Ready (ooh, ooh)
Ready, I got to be, I got to be
Ready (ooh, ooh)
Ready, I got to be, I gotta be ready