Chaka Khan — When The Time Comes

[Intro] I'm a-ready when the time comes I'm a-ready when the time comes (Ooh) My opportunity to shine comes I'm a-ready when the time comes [Verse 1] Look at me, I'm back again Feeling the joy that a new day can bring There's new music, there's new sounds All the excitement got me spinning 'round [Pre-Chorus] So I'm gonna seize the, seize the day I ain't gonna let it get away I ain't gonna let it pass me by (Ooh) I've got the wings to fly And I'm ready when the time comes [Chorus] I'm a-ready when the time comes I'm a-ready when the time comes (I'm ready) My opportunity to shine comes I'm a-ready when the time comes (Ooh) We're on the edge of possibility And we're gonna blaze a trail for the world to see So when the time comes The time comes, the time comes, I'm ready (Hey) Yeah [Verse 2] Oh, and each day I can't wait to see Just what the world has in store for me, yeah That's a joy you can't improve When an emotion makes your body move, oh oh [Pre-Chorus] Every little turn and twirl and twist (Ooh) Baby, it is too hard to resist And you hear the song that starts to play Saying today, today [Chorus] Ready when the time comes I'm a-ready when the time comes (I'm ready) My opportunity to shine comes I'm a-ready when the time comes We're on the edge of opportunity And we're gonna blaze a trail for the world to see So when the time comes The time comes, the time comes, I'm ready I'm ready [Bridge] When the time comes for love And the time comes for hope When the time comes for friends And the ones who helped me cope (The times I was down and you lifted me up) 'Cause the time comes for joy And the family I love, yeah [Buildup] I'm ready when the time comes I'm ready when the time comes My opportunity to shine comes Ready when the time comes We're on the edge of opportunity And we're gonna blaze a trail for the world to see So when the time comes The time comes, the time comes [Chorus] When the time comes I'm a-ready when the time comes My opportunity to shine comes I'm a-ready when the time comes We're on the edge of possibility And we're gonna blaze a trail for the world to see So when the time comes The time comes, the time comes I'm ready I'm ready I'm ready I'm ready, yeah, yeah