Wake Up Everybody
(专辑: Wake Up Everybody - 1975)
Wake up, everybody, no more sleeping in bed No more backward thinking, time for thinking ahead The
world has changed so very much from what it used to be There's so much hatred, war, and poverty, whoa, oh Wake up, all the
teachers, time to teach a
new way Maybe then they'll listen to whatcha have to say Cause they're the
ones who's coming up, and the
world is in their hands When you teach the
children, teach 'em the
very best you can The
world won't get no better If we just let it be The
world won't get no better We gotta change it, yeah, just you and me Wake up, all the
doctors, make the
old people well They're the
ones who suffer and who catch all the
hell But they don't have so very long before their Judgement Day So won't you make them happy before they pass away Wake up, all the
builders, time to build a
new land I
know we can do it if we all lend a
hand The
only thing we have to do is put it in our minds Surely things will work out, they do it every time The
world won't get no better If we just let it be The
world won't get no better We gotta change it, yeah, just you and me (yeah, yeah) Change it, yeah (change it, yeah) Just you and me Change it, yeah (change it, yeah) Can't do it alone (can't do it alone) Need some help, y'all (y'all) Can't do it alone (can't do it alone) Yeah (yeah) Wake up, everybody, huh Wake up, everybody Need a
little help, y'all (yes I
do) Need a
little help (say it, boy) Need some help, y'all (uh-huh) To change the
world From what it used to be Can't do it alone Can't do it alone Need some help, yeah Need some help, yeah Wake up, everybody Get up, get up Get up, get up Wake up, come on, come on Wake up, everybody Teach a
new way Maybe then they'll listen To what you have to say Wake up, everybody No more sleeping in bed No more backward thinking Time for thinking ahead Come on Wake up, everybody I'm talking about the
dope pusher Stop pushing that dope Dope users Stop using the
dope Wake up, yeah False lying False preaching False teaching Wake up, y'all Come on You preachers Start preaching what you teach Teach the
truth Wake up, preachers All liars Politicians Stop lying Why don't someone Help the
poor people Help the
babies You businessmen Start treating Start treating Start treating Wake up, yeah Wake up, yeah Wake up, yeah Wake up, yeah Yeah, yeah Now it don't matter What race, creed or color Everybody we need each other Wake up, everybody You see We need Wake up, everybody Wake up, everybody No more sleeping in bed No more backward thinking Time for thinking ahead Wake up, all you teachers Time to teach a
new way They're the
ones that suffer Each and every day Teach the
children Teach the
babies Teach the
children Teach the
babies Teach the
children They're the
ones who's coming out