Don't have to humble yourself to me, I ain't your judge or your king
  Baby, you know I ain't no Queen of Sheba
  We may not even have our dignity, this could be just a powerful thing
  Baby we can choose you know we ain't no amoeba
  CHORUS:
    Are you ready for the thing called love
  Don't come from me and you, it comes from up above
  I ain't no porcupine, take off your kid gloves
  Are you ready for the thing called love
  I ain't some icon carved out of soap
  Sent here to clean up your reputation
  Baby, you know you ain't no Prince Charming
  We can live in fear or act out of hope
  For some kind of peaceful situation
  Baby, how come the cry of love is so alarming ...CHORUS
    BRIDGE:
    Ugly ducklings don't turn into swans
  And glide off down the lake
  Whether your sunglasses are off or on
  You only see the world you make
    CHORUS OUTRO:
  Are you ready for the thing called love
  Don't come from me and you, it comes from up above
  I ain't no porcupine, take off your kid gloves
    Are you ready for it
  Are you ready for the thing called love
  Don't come from me and you, it comes from up above
  I ain't no porcupine, take off your kid gloves
    Are you ready for it
  Are you ready for love, baby
  Oooh yeah babe
  Are you ready for love