| "Wake Up Everybody" Written by Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead Wake up everybody No more sleepin' in bed No more backward thinkin' Time for thinkin' ahead The world has changed so very much From what it used to be There is so much hatred War an' poverty Wake up all the teachers Time to teach a new way Maybe then they'll listen To what you 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 ol' people well They're the ones who suffer An' who catch all the hell But they don't have so very long Before the judgment 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 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 Can't do it alone, can't do it alone Yeah, yeah Wake up everybody Wake up everybody Need a little help, y'all, yes we do Need a little help Say it for us Need some help y'all Got to change the world From what it used to be 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 Teachers, do it Maybe then they'll listen To what you have to say Wake up everybody No more sleepin' in bed No more backward thinkin' Time for thinkin' ahead Come on, now Wake up everybody I'm talkin' about don't push that Stop pushin' that dope Dope users, stop usin' the dope Wake up, yeah Well, what you tell me now What you wish to tell me now False lyng, false preachin' Yeah, yeah, false teachin' Wake up, y'all, come on You preachers, start preachin' What you teach, teach the truth Wake up, preachers They're all liars They're all liars Politicians, stop lyin' You keep on lyin' Why don't somebody Help the poor people Help the babies I said, help the babies Help the babies You, businessmen Stop cheatin', stop cheatin' Stop cheatin', stop cheatin' Stop cheatin', stop cheatin' Wake up, yeah, wake up, yeah Wake up, yeah, yeah, yeah Ah, it don't matter what race Creed or color Everybody, we need each other Wake up everybody Well, you see, we need Wake up, everybody, we need Come on, wake up everybody No more sleepin' in bed No more backward thinkin' Time for thinkin' ahead Wake up all you teachers Start to teach a new way They're the ones that suffer Each and every day Teach the children Teach the babies Teach the babies Teach the children Teach the children Teach the babies Teach the children Teach the babies They're the one who's coming up In the world, in the world |  Visit the Official Website of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes More Information About Songwriters Victor Carstarphen Gene McFadden John Whitehead   |
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