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Artist: The Fray
Canonical path: /the-fray/ready-or-not
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Ready Or Not
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Ready Or Not
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Ready or not
Here i come
You can't hide
Gonna find you and take it slowly
Ready or not
Here i come
You can't hide
Gonna find you and make you want me
Now that i escape, sleepwalker awake
Those who could relate know the world ain't cake
Jail bars ain't golden gates
Those who fake, they break
When they meet their 400 pound mate
If i could rule the world
Everyone would have a gun in the ghetto of course
When giddyupin' on their horse
I kick a rhyme drinkin' moonshine
I pour a sip on the concrete, for the deceased
But no don't weep, wyclef's in a state of sleep
Thinkin' 'bout the robbery that i did last week
Money in the bag, banker looked like a drag
I want to play with pelicans from here to baghdad
Gun blast, think fast, i think i'm hit
My girl pinched my hips to see if i still exist
I think not, i'll send a letter to my friends
A born again hooligan only to be king again
Ready or not
Here i come
You can't hide
Gonna find you and take it slowly
Ready or not
Here i come
You can't hide
Gonna find you and make you want me
I play my enemies like a game of chess, where i rest, nostress
If you don't smoke sess, lest
I must confess, my destiny's manifest
In some goretex and sweats i make treks like i'm homeless
Rap orgies with porgy and bess
Capture your bounty like elliotness
Yes bless you if you represent the fu
But i'll hex you with some witch's brew if you're doo doo voodoo
I can do what you do, easy, believe me
Frontin' niggas give me hee-bee-gee-bees
So while you're imitating al capone i'll be nina simone
And defacating on your microphone
Ready or not
Here i come
You can't hide
Gonna find you and take it slowly
You can't run away
From these styles i got
Oh baby, hey baby
Cause i got a lot, oh yeah
And anywhere you go
My whole crew's gonna know
Oh baby, hey baby
You can't hide from the block, no no
Ready or not
Here i come
You can't hide
Gonna find you and take it slowly
Ready or not
Here i come
You can't hide
Gonna find you and make you want me
And make you want me (ready or not...)
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