Be Prepared To Be Surprised

I absolutely love the lyrics to this song by Sondre Lerche. I remember when I was in my early 20's, I had a plan -- a very specific plan of how my life was going to go. Nothing was going to deter me. I was going to get married at a certain age to a certain type of person. We were going to have a certain number of perfect children. I had everything figured out (or so I thought).

I think it goes without saying that absolutely nothing in my plan worked out as I thought it would. Life is good, but it wasn't at all what I had expected! I love how this song reminds us that you can only prepare so much, and really life is just going to hand you a bunch of surprises! I also just really like this band and its quirky sound. Enjoy!

I'm not going to say
That you ever stop to think along the way
But baby, be prepared to be surprised
Baby, be prepared to be surprised
It's all I know

I'm not going to state
Obvious observations everybody makes
But baby, be prepared to be surprised
Baby, be prepared to be surprised
You better be prepared to be surprised
It's all I know

The weight of the world
And the hurt and the dirt
Can make you disturbed
But I heard, but I heard
When I wrap my arms around you
Every mistake we made crumbles
When I wrap my arms around you
Everything echoes a new song

I'm not gonna whine
Or scream out I'm so tired
Through the mike
But baby, be prepared to be surprised
Baby, be prepared to be surprised
You got to be prepared to be surprised
It's all I know

The weight of the world
And the hurt and the dirt
Can make you disturbed
But I heard, but I heard
When I wrap my arms around you
Every mistake we made crumbles
When I wrap my arms around you
Everything echoes a new song

I'm not gonna lie
Saying everyone's gonna be alright
And fine until we die
But what else can you do
But hope and pray and save
And we'll get by

Be prepared to be surprised
Better be prepared to be surprised
You got to be prepared to be surprised
It's all I know