Readiness Is All

Friends, don't let me down today

'Cause I'm down today in the ground

Folks, I'm always here to stay

I'm here to stay safe and sound

Cheers, now to the better days

Those better days we had before

Fight, fearless and quietly

We'll flare quietly to the shore

Dear The Greats, pardon my weakly hands

They can't outsmart the genius of other lands

If it's all the same, I'll stick to the books I find

Dear The Greats, pardon my out-of-line

Sins only an arrow missed

I know what I've missed all these years

Sleep, only the gently kissed

And I've only kissed out of fear

Flights over the desert there

And it's pleasant there till the dawn

Wade, over the faint sand

As our fainted thrill carries on

Dear The Greats, pardon my weakly hands

They can't outsmart the genius of other lands

If it's all the same, I'll stick to the books I find

Dear The Greats, pardon me out-of-line

Fight, fearless and quietly

I'll flare quietly to the shore