Never Be Ready Lyrics

Lyric discussion by tinto1123 

Cover art for Never Be Ready lyrics by Mat Kearney

this song is about a guy who is not sure whether he is ready to commit to a(nother) girl. he's seeing her, and having fun with her, but he's not sure yet whether he wants to "dive in." this song is his reminder to himself that life is short, time is precious, we aren't promised tomorrow, and that he's gotta just give it a chance, otherwise he'll never be ready for a relationship and he'll waste the remained of his precious time worrying and alone.

i personally love this song. it's my favorite off the album. for some reason, though, i feel like mat doesn't seem that proud of it. on his website, he has a track-by-track description of the record, but he leaves out this song, while talking about all the others. i haven't yet heard him play it live, either. it's too bad because it's an amazing song.

i was hoping that maybe it was for the opposite reason that he skipped over it--maybe it's too personal for him to talk about or play live.