End of the night and my money's spent
Gotta hock my clothes to pay my rent
It's a roll of the dice and it's the same ole game
Those crazy snakes done bit me once again

Now I wanna tell you
It's been a long road and a difficult time
My life's been so blue
But I ain't giving up
And I'm ready now to try, try, try

[Chorus]

I've seen the time when you could not stop the rain
When nothing changes and every day stays the same
Those bitter grapes have now turned to the sweetest wine
I'm ready for the sun to shine, a new day is dawning

When it gets too tough, comes to push and shove
I swear it was you baby who invented love
It's the same ole rhythm, it's the same ole rhyme
It's the same ole stuff that gets me every time

Now I wanna tell you
It's been a long road and a difficult time
My life without you
Ain't been easy babe
But I'm ready now to fly, fly, fly

[Repeat Chorus Twice]

Get ready, get ready
Everybody get ready

End of the night and my money's spent
Gotta hock my clothes to pay my rent
It's a roll of the dice and it's the same ole game
Those crazy snakes done bit me once again

Now I wanna tell you
It's been a long road and a difficult time
My life's been so blue
But I ain't giving up
And I'm ready now to try, try, try

[Chorus]

I've seen the time when you could not stop the rain
When nothing changes and every day stays the same
Those bitter grapes have now turned to the sweetest wine
I'm ready for the sun to shine, a new day is dawning

When it gets too tough, comes to push and shove
I swear it was you baby who invented love
It's the same ole rhythm, it's the same ole rhyme
It's the same ole stuff that gets me every time

Now I wanna tell you
It's been a long road and a difficult time
My life without you
Ain't been easy babe
But I'm ready now to fly, fly, fly

[Repeat Chorus Twice]

Get ready, get ready
Everybody get ready

We say don't show your guns, if you don't intend to fight
We say don't sleep all day, if you can't keep awake at night
Don't screw it up. Don't be a hero.
'Cause we don't need them.
Be a panther or a poet.
Someone to light the beacon.

And I wonder, is a new day dawning?
And I wonder, is it around the corner?
I wonder, are the fighting men still fighting men?
Do they go on and on and on?

Prepare to lose.
Prepare to harden to distress.
This ain't your system.
You're just second-generation business.
So don't screw it up. Don't be a hero.
'Cause we don't need them.
No political immunity.
To save your position.

And I wonder, is a new day dawning?
And I wonder, is it around the corner?
I wonder, are the fighting men still fighting men?
Do they go on and on and on?

You can't relax, just 'cause you're socially secure.
If you've forgot what you're fighting for.
We could effect a cause.
So don't screw it up. Don't be a hero.
'Cause we don't need them.
Frustration is a speed of the people and they let it lead them.