Let me tell you ‘bout this cowgirl
That I met the other night
Got her horse and truck and trailer right outside
Said she likes the trail, likes to ride
Said she used to have a cowboyFancy free and travelin' 
light
Said she'd still be with him today
But she can't settle down and be nobody's wife
Chorus:
Good, bad, right or wrong
Ready or not I'll be gone
Good, bad, right or wrong
Yes it's time to sing my song
Good, bad, right or wrong
Know it's time to get along
Good, bad, right or wrong
Ready or not baby I'll be gone
I know a man named Cap'n David
Yes he is a friend of mine
Fished for king crab in alasda
Caught those swordfish on a long long line
Then his life, it took a change yes
Like our lives, they sometimes do
Had a daughter, raised her fine
After 18 years he said Michael it's time
He said
Good, bad, right or wrong
Ready or not I'll be gone
Good, bad, right or wrong
Yes it's time to sing my song
Good, bad, right or wrong
Know it's time to get along
Good, bad, right or wrong
Ready or not baby I'll be gone

Hangin' out I met this banker
He just wanted to be cool
Banker's ways, yes banker's days
Lived in a small town, couldn't break no rules
So I said come to the islands
Hang with me a little while
Let it go, leave that fish bowl
He hung up that suit and put on a big smile
He said
Good, bad, right or wrong
Ready or not I'll be gone
Good, bad, right or wrong
Yes it's time to sing my song
Good, bad, right or wrong
Know it's time to get along
Good, bad, right or wrong
Ready or not baby I'll be gone

You may wonder ‘bout this story
Is there a lesson here today
You might get stuck, get into that rut
With too much work and very little play
Now I think I've got the answer
And I do believe there's time
You can change things, yes rearrange things
Here's a starting point, just say what's on your mind
Just say
Good, bad, right or wrong
Ready or not I'll be gone
Good, bad, right or wrong
Yes it's time to sing my song
Good, bad, right or wrong
Know it's time to get along
Good, bad, right or wrong
Ready or not baby I'll be gone
Good, bad, right or wrong
Ready or not baby I'll be gone
Good, bad, right or wrong
Ready or not baby I'll be gone

How I ever got this far
Through all the high times and low days
It kept me sane, this guitar

We wondered down some back roads
Where the dust it did fly
Felt so lonesome in the city
Where the concrete touched the sky
It kept me sane, this guitar
Love to play, this guitar
This guitar