driving down the freeway heading towards southern bridge 
at her no one waits for me 
and that includes my empty fridge 
and while I travel in the sunshine all my dreams come true 
the time is ripe 
so ripe 
boads cruise in the harbour everyone enjoys his day 
and all the troubles that I had 
they seem so far away 
thousand miles to queenstown seems like yesterdays 
the time is ripe 
so ripe 
and if you ask me how I feel 
I'm not able to describe 
somehow too good to be real 
and too bad to be right 
I just not know that it will heal 
all the wounds I have 
the time is ripe 
so ripe 
listen to the radio it plays my favorite song 
I got a sixpack full of happiness and nothing can go wrong 
my baby smiles and says she loves me 
love can be so great 
the time is ripe 
so ripe 
I chose a place for dinner find a motel for the night 
I just need a kingsize bed and my baby holds me tight 
and with the sound of breaking waves 
I softly fall asleep 
the time is rip