Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Survivor
Canonical path: /survivor/ready-for-the-real-thing
Related lyric paths: 6
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Ready For The Real Thing
Read Ready For The Real Thing lyrics by Survivor on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Ready For The Real Thing
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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
( * Repeat)
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
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Survivor performs "Ready For The Real Thing", and this lyric page sits inside the Survivor catalog on LyroVerse.
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