The Temptations - Wake Up EverybodyLyrics

Wake up, wake up You've got the power Why don't you wake up, why don't you? Why don't you wake up? Why don't you wake up, why don't you? Why don't you wake up? Set it off for the plan up here, we gotta stand up here An' give thanks to the Man upstairs Put the egos an' the pride to the side, regardless An' just be role models, parents, artists We can make a change an' we can make it the hardest If you gon' make the babies, you make 'em the smartest Let 'em know good an' bad, right from wrong How to roll with the poachers, when life moves on An' the stress won't take toll, if you don't sweat it World won't get no better, if we don't let it Let the negative energy ride, keep hope alive It's 'bout time that we opened out eyes, wake up Wake up everybody, no more sleepin' Wake up everybody, no more sleepin' Wake up everybody, no more sleepin' Wake up everybody, time for thinkin', thinkin' Yep, we all best to vote I don't care about the guns you tote Listen to me like you listened to Fahrenheit 9/11 Ain't no time for the second guessin' The words I speak, wake up, the ones who sleep Now leave the ships, fix your mouth to teach MCs teach the kids what's peace They don't have to worry 'bout the police We make 'em rich so they don't have to thief Every artist here on this track Will make a change here for young cats This is for everybody, white or black You better go an' vote an' get up off your back I ain't here to take up y'all time I came to shake up y'all mind, it's everybody's wake up call time I can't sleep too long while they do the people wrong Let's clean the world up before they sweep then gone This is real talk, you can peep through songs So when you feel weak, these words will keep you strong Help make a change for the better It's hard for one to do it But we can make some change if we do it together Wake up everybody, no more sleepin' Wake up everybody, no more sleepin' Wake up everybody, no more sleepin' Wake up everybody, time for thinkin', thinkin' Why don't you wake up, why don't you? Why don't you wake up? Why don't you wake up, why don't you? Why don't you wake up? Scream, ?Peace', do we mean it? Can you feel it when we scream it out loud? Do you believe that we need it? Do you believe that it could get right? Do you believe that the children of the world deserve a good life? Well, if you do, it's time to wake up your mind We can make it better an' I know it might take some time But we gotta start somewhere, how 'bout wit you an' me From us it goes to others, then we'll have our unity Wake up everybody, no more sleepin' Wake up everybody, no more sleepin' Wake up everybody, no more sleepin' Wake up everybody, time for thinkin', thinkin' Wake up everybody, no more sleepin' Wake up everybody, no more sleepin' Wake up everybody, no more sleepin' Wake up everybody, time for thinkin', thinkin' But they don't have so very long Before their judgment day