Ready To Go
Navigating Life's Crossroads: "Ready To Go" Song Meaning Unveiled
Lyrics
I've been known to put the past behind me
The speaker tends to move on from the past.
And save my problems for the weekdays
They save their problems for weekdays, implying they handle their issues separately from leisure time.
It feels just like how I've always wanted it to be
They feel content with how things are currently.
We gotta make it out
Expressing a determination to overcome obstacles and challenges.
Gotta figure it out
-Gotta push it away
-I'll tell you right now
-We're paving the way
Describing a sense of progress and moving forward in life.
We're crossing the line
-We're moving away
-We're moving along
-I've got a one-way ticket for a two-way trip
Feeling trapped or unlucky in a situation, perhaps feeling stuck or slowed down.
Just my luck, it's so obvious
-Another night caught in the slow lane
-(in the slow lane, always in the slow lane)
-I'll make a wish wish on the first star that I see
Expressing a desire for companionship and closeness with friends or a significant other.
If I'm lucky maybe you'll be with me
-I want to let you know that you're my best friends
-My best friends and she said..
-"This isn't enough to make me stay
Someone expressing a lack of commitment due to feeling directionless.
I know this could hurt you in the worst way
-But you're just a boy with no sign of direction"
-(no sign of it)
-So I said..
The speaker acknowledges their chosen path and advises the other person to make their own decisions.
"You've got to be kidding me
-The life that I lead is the one that I need
-I never told you to sell your soul
-You can leave whenever you want to"
-(whenever you want to)
Reiteration of the freedom to make choices and say what's on their mind.
I get away with another day
-To say the things that I want to say
-(whenever you want to)
-I get away with another day
-To say the things that I want to say
-I've got a one-way ticket for a two-way trip
Repeating the feeling of being stuck or in a repetitive situation.
Just my luck, it's so obvious
-Another night caught in the slow lane
-(in the slow lane, always in the slow lane)
-I'll make a wish wish on the first star that I see
Continued desire for companionship and closeness with friends.
If I'm lucky maybe you'll be with me
-I want to let you know that you're my best friends
-My best friends, my best friends
-It's a long way home
Expressing a long journey ahead, metaphorically speaking.
from this road
-from this road
-from this road (road, road road)
-It's a long way home
Reiterating the sense of distance or a long way to go before reaching home or resolution.
from this road
-from this road
-This isn't enough to make me stay
Reiteration of someone feeling uncertain and directionless.
I know this could hurt you in the worst way
-But you're just a boy with no sign of direction, direction
-I'll make a wish wish on the first star that I see
Continued expression of the desire for close relationships and companionship.
If I'm lucky maybe you'll be with me
-I want to let you know that you're my best friends
-My best friends, my best friends
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