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Alcoholics Anonymous/Twelve-step Suite

Part 6: Ready

Proud enough for you to call me arrogant,

greedy enough to be labeled a thief.

Angry enough for me to go and hurt a man,

cruel enough for me to feel no grief.

Never could have just a part of it,

I always need more to get by.

Getting right down to the heart of it,

the root of all evil has been

running my whole life.

Dirty enough for me to lust,

leaving nothing left to trust,

jealous enough to still feel envious.

Lazy enough to sleep all day

and let my life just waste away

selfish enough to make you wait for me.

Driven blindly by

our sins, misled so easily.

Entirely ready to leave all behind,

I'm begging to break free.

Take all of me,

the desires that keep

burning deep inside.

Cast them all away and

help to give me strength

to face another day.

I am ready,

help me be

what I can be!

Part 7: Remove

Self-centered fear

has got a hold on me,

clutching my throat.

Self-righteous anger

running all through me,

ready to explode.

Procrastination

paralyzing me,

wanting me dead.

These obsessions

that keep haunting me

won't leave my head.

Help to do for me

what I can't do myself,

take this fear and pain.

I can't break out

of this prison all alone,

help me break these chains.

Humility now my only hope!

Won't you take all of me,

heal this dying soul?

I can feel my body breaking,

I can feel my body breaking,

I'm ready to let it all go!

I can feel my body shaking

right down to the foundation,

the root of it all!

Take all of me,

the desires that keep

burning deep inside.

Cast them all away and

help to give me strength

to face another day.

I am ready,

help me be

what I can be!

I am ready,

Come to me and

take me away.