Born Ready

Born Ready
Album	Isopanisad Radio Hour
Released	2000
Artist	the Mountain Goats
Length	3:28
Previous Track	"Abide with Me"
Next Track	"Cobscook Bay"

Born Ready (originally titled Know the Way) is the second song on the EP Isopanisad Radio Hour.

Lyrics

I'm going to see you in San Jose
I'm going to see you in San Jose
And I'm going to take you out for good
I'm going to take you down

I'm headed up the 101 right now
I'm headed up the 101 right now
And there's snow on the ground in Ohio today
There's no snow here

And the sun is in my eyes
Yeah the sun is in my eyes
When I think about you, I feel so bad
It's been a long, long, long, long time

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song

• "This is a new song. Is - is that kosher, to encore with, with new stuff? I always wonder. Anyway, it's new. It's called 'Know the Way'. It's in E." -- 1999-01-27 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC

Things Referenced in this Song

• The original title, "Know the Way", presumably references the Burt Bacharach song "Do You Know the Way to San Jose".

Live Shows this Song Was Played at

• 1999-01-27 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
• 1999-07-23 - CBGB - New York City, NY
• 2001-04-21 - The Olde Club - Swarthmore, PA
• 2023-10-29 - The Heights Theater - Houston, TX
• 2023-11-24 - The Rialto Theatre - Raleigh, NC
• 2023-12-03 - Aura - Portland, ME