▁before ▁electric ▁guitar ▁and ▁ban jo ▁join ▁in ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁song ▁describes ▁a ▁female ▁who ▁is ▁" ready ▁this ▁time "; ▁specifically , ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁" ready ▁to ▁run " ▁away ▁from ▁her ▁wed ding ▁because ▁she ▁does ▁not ▁feel ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁ready ▁to ▁fall ▁in ▁love . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception s ▁The ▁song ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁Rob ▁She ff ield ▁of ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁magazine ▁gave ▁the ▁song ▁a ▁favor able ▁mention , ▁saying ▁that ▁it ▁" sets ▁the ▁emot ional ▁and ▁musical ▁tone ▁of ▁the ▁album , ▁rev ving ▁up ▁the ▁gu it ars ▁to ▁a ▁grace ful ▁C elt ic ▁mot if ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁" Ready ▁to ▁Run " ▁won ▁the ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Country ▁Performance ▁by ▁a ▁Du o ▁or ▁Group ▁with ▁V ocal . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁st ap le ▁of ▁the ▁group ' s ▁concert s , ▁appearing ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Fly ▁Tour ▁as ▁the ▁show ▁op ener , ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Top ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Tour ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁set , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Acc idents ▁& ▁Acc us ations ▁Tour ▁as ▁the ▁final ▁encore . ▁ ▁Music ▁video ▁The ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁a ▁vis ually ▁com ic ▁one ▁that ▁port rayed ▁the ▁Ch icks ▁as ▁br ides ▁at ▁a ▁triple ▁wed ding . ▁Before ▁the ▁ceremony