I'm standing on the sidewalk in the sunshine
Not all the time, but sometimes, the world looks fine
When you smile at me
That's all there is

Once I could only dream of days like this
No matter where we're going from here
I know this much, anyhow
I'm ready right now, right now
This is no rehearsal, this is the one

And I swear, it won't be something casually done
With all and all of my energy,
Every bit of life that's left in me
I'm going to give you all that I have

All that time will allow
I'm ready right now, right now
When you came into my life
I was taken by surprise, it's true
I didn't know that I could ever
Feel like I feel when I look at you

In the sunshine
When you shook me out of my sleep
I was trapped inside a bad, bad dream
Near the bottom of the bottom
Headed all the way down

Or so it seemed
I don't know what the future might hold
But I'll try to never falter or loose control
With all and all of my energy

Every bit of life that's left in me
I'm gonna give you all that I have
All that time will allow
I'm ready right now

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Writer(s): BILL LLOYD, MARSHALL CRENSHAW