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When The Time Comes

Chaka Khan

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Chaka Khan

Vocals

Troy Miller

Drums

Mike Davis

Trumpet

Femi Temowo

Guitar

James Gardiner-Bateman

James Gardiner-Bateman

Flute

Nichol Thomson

Trombone

Tom Walsh

Trumpet

Oli Rockberger

Rhodes Piano

Rick James

Bass Guitar

Dani Sylvia Harrison

Dani Sylvia Harrison

Background Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Chaka Khan

Composer

Dan Gillespie Sells

Dan Gillespie Sells

Composer

Tom MacRae

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Troy Miller

Producer

Jaime Sickora

Engineer

Frank Arkwright

Frank Arkwright

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I'm a-ready when the time comes

I'm a-ready when the time comes

My opportunity to shine comes

I'm a-ready when the time comes

[Verse 2]

Look at me, I'm back again

Feeling the joy that a new day can bring

There's new music, there's new sounds

All the excitement got me spinning 'round

[Verse 3]

So I'm gonna seize the, seize the day

I ain't gonna let it get away

I ain't gonna let it pass me by

I've got the wings to fly

And I'm ready when the time comes

[Verse 4]

I'm a-ready when the time comes

I'm a-ready when the time comes (I'm ready)

My opportunity to shine comes

I'm a-ready when the time comes

We're on the edge of possibility

And we're gonna blaze a trail for the world to see

So when the time comes

The time comes, the time comes, I'm ready

[Verse 5]

Yeah

[Verse 6]

Oh, and each day I can't wait to see

Just what the world has in store for me, yeah

That's a joy you can't improve

When an emotion makes your body move, oh oh

[Verse 7]

Every little turn and twirl and twist

Baby, it is too hard to resist

And you hear the song that starts to play

Saying today, today

[Verse 8]

Ready when the time comes

I'm a-ready when the time comes (I'm ready)

My opportunity to shine comes

I'm a-ready when the time comes

We're on the edge of opportunity

And we're gonna blaze a trail for the world to see

So when the time comes

The time comes, the time comes, I'm ready

[Verse 9]

I'm ready

[Verse 10]

When the time comes for love

And the time comes for hope

When the time comes for friends

And the ones who helped me cope

(The times I was down and you lifted me up)

'Cause the time comes for joy

And the family I love, yeah

[Verse 11]

I'm ready when the time comes

I'm ready when the time comes

My opportunity to shine comes

Ready when the time comes

We're on the edge of opportunity

And we're gonna blaze a trail for the world to see

So when the time comes

The time comes, the time comes

[Verse 12]

When the time comes

I'm a-ready when the time comes

My opportunity to shine comes

I'm a-ready when the time comes

We're on the edge of possibility

And we're gonna blaze a trail for the world to see

So when the time comes

The time comes, the time comes

[Verse 13]

I'm ready

I'm ready

I'm ready

I'm ready, yeah, yeah

Written by: Chaka Khan, Dan Gillespie Sells, Tom MacRae

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