(It's always Hard) Getting Ready

from Philosophical by Andy Roberts

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It's always hard getting ready just waiting for something to start
it fires off a million nerve endings sends palpitations to the heart
It's easier to just stay at home never taking that first scary step
Sealed inside of your biosphere dome
all stockpiled and hoarded and prep

But you know it can't last forever,
Not while they're running down the clock
There's no getting away from the weather
or the sign that says we're all out of stock
So gather those things that you're never gonna need
Go round and take one final check
Then switch off the pilot light turn off the mains
Lock the cabin and swab down the deck

Oh deadlines are easy they keep passing by
A date is just a number you can stretch
Who gave us all the procrastinate gene
Threw the stick where it's so hard to fetch
Stop wondering, start your wandering
Quit staying in late at night
Go forth into the unknown my friend
Stay away from the fireside bright

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from Philosophical, released May 31, 2020

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Andy Roberts England, UK

Original and unique songs through the decades
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Influences: Roy Harper, Mike Chapman, Loudon Wainwright, Beefheart ... more

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