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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Hurts
Hurts
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Adam Anderson
Adam Anderson
Composer
Theo Hutchcraft
Theo Hutchcraft
Composer
David Sneddon
David Sneddon
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Hurts
Hurts
Producer
Lael Goldberg
Lael Goldberg
Producer
Matty Green
Matty Green
Mixing Engineer
Joe Kearns
Joe Kearns
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Jackie's just seventeen and hard to please
She steps on the scene like a gypsy queen
And she's looking at everybody with a secret smile
She got a black tattoo on her body and it says
[Verse 2]
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
[Verse 3]
(When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go)
[Verse 4]
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
[Verse 5]
You don't know what she's seen, or where she's been
But you catch her eye and it makes you freeze
And she's looking at everybody with a secret smile
She got a black tattoo on her body and it says
[Verse 6]
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
[Verse 7]
(When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go)
[Verse 8]
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
[Verse 9]
The devil's dancing toe to toe
When the reaper comes, I'll be ready to go
The devil's dancing toe to toe
When the reaper comes, I'll be ready to go
The devil's dancing toe to toe
When the reaper comes, I'll be ready to go
[Verse 10]
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
[Verse 11]
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
Written by: Adam Anderson, David Sneddon, Theo Hutchcraft

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