[Verse 1] Life don’t ask permission It just cuts right through Sweet on the front side Bitter on the back of you It keeps its own calendar And it calls the tune You can clap your hands for it Or stare at the moon [Pre-Chorus] Doesn’t care who’s ready Doesn’t care who’s late One way or another It collects its weight I keep hearing footsteps Behind every door Like a beat in the hallway I can’t ignore [Chorus] Playing drums soon Playing drums soon Playing drums soon Whether I’m ready or not Playing drums soon Playing drums soon Playing drums soon When the curtain drops, I start [Verse 2] I’ve seen the blue plates shatter On a sink full of dawn Seen a man laugh too loudly Then his luck was gone Seen the bride in her white dress Cry into her sleeve Seen the kid on the corner Learn what loss can leave Still the road keeps rolling Still the clock says go Every little heartbeat Picks up on the road [Pre-Chorus] Doesn’t care who’s ready Doesn’t care who’s late One way or another It collects its weight I keep hearing footsteps Behind every door Like a beat in the hallway I can’t ignore [Chorus] Playing drums soon Playing drums soon Playing drums soon Whether I’m ready or not Playing drums soon Playing drums soon Playing drums soon When the curtain drops, I start [Bridge] So hand me the ache And hand me the grin I’ll take every ending And wear it under my skin If the world won’t listen That’s fine by me I was built for the downbeat And the after-ring [Final Chorus] Playing drums soon Playing drums soon Playing drums soon Whether I’m ready or not Playing drums soon Playing drums soon Playing drums soon When the curtain drops, I start Playing drums soon Playing drums soon Playing drums soon That’s the life I got
