Moment of honesty
Someone's gotta take the lead tonight
Who's it gonna be?
I'm gonna sit right here
And tell you all that comes to me
If you have something to say
You should say it right now (you should say it right now, yeah)
(You ready?)

You give me a feeling that I never felt before
And I deserve it, I think I deserve it (and it go)
It's becoming something that's impossible to ignore
And I can't take it

I was wondering maybe
Could I make you my baby?
If we do the unthinkable, would it make us look crazy?
(Make us look crazy)
If you ask me, I'm ready
If you ask me, I'm ready (yeah, uh)

I know you said to me
"This is exactly how it should feel when it's meant to be"
Time is only wasting, so why wait for eventually?
If we gon' do something 'bout it
We should do it right now
(We should do it right now) ay, oh

You give me a feeling that I never felt before
And I deserve it, I know I deserve it (and it go)
It's becoming something that's impossible to ignore
It is what we make it

I was wondering maybe
Could I make you my baby?
If we do the unthinkable, would it make us look crazy?
Or would it be so beautiful? Either way I'm sayin'
If you ask me, I'm ready
If you ask me, I'm ready
Yeah, yeah, say

Why give up before we try?
Feel the lows before the highs
Clip our wings before we fly away (fly away)
I can't say I came prepared
I'm suspended in the air
Won't you come be in the sky with me?

I was wondering maybe?
Could I make you my baby?
If we do the unthinkable would it make us look crazy?
(Make us look crazy)
Or would it be so beautiful? Either way I'm sayin'
If you ask me, I'm ready
If you ask me, I'm ready
If you ask me, I'm ready
If you ask me, I'm ready


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Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready) Lyrics as written by Aubrey Graham Kerry Brothers Jr.

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    General Comment

    I don't think this has to do with an affair at all... this song says nothing about leaving the one they're with to be with another.

    I think this song is really for her parents and for anyone going through a struggle because society is putting a strain on their relationship... If you seen the music video you know that the situation was an interracial couple trying to be together, which parallels to her parents situation, and was probably an unthinkable decision considering the time period they would have gotten together.

    Back then and now it's still hard for some couples to be in an interracial relationship without someone interfering, and it takes a lot of love and effort to go through it and not care what anyone thinks... it would have to be that unbearable wanting for someone, that Alicia describes, that would make a person follow through.

    But this song, in general, is meant for any relationship issue... interracial, same sex, inter-religious, age difference, anything society might call out of the ordinary.

    All I know is that the song is beautiful, the video is beautiful, and it makes my heart melt every time!!!

    aslloveon June 09, 2010   Link

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