i m ready as i ll ever be i ve done all one man can no one now will rescue me here i ll make my stand the state police they came around they said i should not stay i thanked them for their kind concerned and sent them on their way i ve made my preparations there s nothing left to do but to sit here in this rocking chair waiting for the storm the wife and kids have gone up north they re staying with her mom and everything i ve ever loved will soon enough be gone lately i ve been thinking this ain t no way to live lately i ve been thinking that something has to give i ve opened all the windows wide i ve left the doors ajar everthing that was inside i ve put out in the yard 