[Verse 1] You taught me quick People shift like wind One day I’m your world Next day I don’t fit in I kept my shoes by the door Kept my name in my mouth Learned how to eat alone Learned how to get out [Pre-Chorus] So I don’t wait too long I don’t build too deep I can read the room I can hear the change in me [Chorus] Be ready to survive alone Be ready to survive alone When they turn cold, keep moving on Be ready to survive alone Today you’re gold to them Tomorrow you’re gone That’s real life, baby So be ready to survive alone [Verse 2] I saw the switch in their eyes Fast as a locked door Smiles to silence And I’ve seen that before So I keep a small fire In a place they can’t touch I don’t need forever I just need enough [Pre-Chorus] So I don’t wait too long I don’t build too deep I can read the room I can hear the change in me [Chorus] Be ready to survive alone Be ready to survive alone When they turn cold, keep moving on Be ready to survive alone Today you’re gold to them Tomorrow you’re gone That’s real life, baby So be ready to survive alone [Bridge] If they leave, let them leave I won’t break in the rain I can stand in my own skin I can say my own name [Final Chorus] Be ready to survive alone Be ready to survive alone When they turn cold, keep moving on Be ready to survive alone Today you’re gold to them Tomorrow you’re gone That’s real life, baby So be ready to survive alone Be ready to survive alone Be ready to survive alone
