Don’t Sleep (Open Your Eyes) “Theme For The 90's”

Lyrics

[Chorus: Pamela Fernandez] Open your eyes Wide open Don't sleep Or you'll get caught out there Open your eyes Oh so wide open Don't sleep You better stay awake [Verse 1: Def Jef] People we need to awaken (And away) Check the progress we're makin' But everybody's connivin' and snakin' Goin' for self tryna get all they can There's enough to be spread around You need to change of mind So turn your head around Don't live in the dark try to obtain light Don't be blind to what's right there in plain sight Evaluate the purpose of your existence Are you gonna fall short or go the distance? You got the power to make the difference Persistence overcomes resistance Last year I saw you on a corner smoking a Newport Drinking a 40 sayin' "how life is too short" I saw you the other day it's funny how time flies You're doing the same thing, open your eyes [Chorus: Pamela Fernandez] Open your eyes Wide open Don't sleep Or you'll get caught out there Open your eyes Oh so wide open Don't sleep You better stay awake And aware [Verse 2: Def Jef] I know you're scopin' and hopin' That while you creepin' I'm sleepin' I'm keepin' one eye open Or you could say that I'm peepin' out The view when I'm cuein' In with peripheral vision It's too much bull and wool bein' pulled in my opinion So the decision I made is to question the answer The truth is the breast and the lie is the cancer I got eyes in the back of my head, no need to warn me Ain't no steps on my back, so you can't run up on me I'm alert and I'm on point Sharp, and I'm on the ball I'm walking tall I won't stall Or take the fall or fail or fold or be fooled Cuz' I'm fool proof And I got to reach the youth And teach the truth But we won't solve all the problems right away But keep hope alive and the future will bring a brighter day So open your eyes wide and take another glance You might not get another chance [Chorus: Pamela Fernandez] Open your eyes Wide open Don't sleep Or you'll get caught out there Open your eyes Oh so wide open Don't sleep You better stay awake And aware [Bridge: Pamela Fernandez] People come together Time heals all wounds And it's never too late Open your eyes And stick together The longer you wait reveals your future [Verse 3: Def Jef] There is one thing (And your fate) that I do hate Hearing people say it's no hope and it's too late There's always hope cause tomorrow's another day That might bring forth another way Or strategy to bring about more peace Feed the hungry people and make war cease Save the children cause they're gonna save us And make us realize the beauty God gave us United we stand divided we fall apart We'll never get anywhere if we don't start Somewhere and just take it from there Or else progress will become rare If it's still unclear then I'll fine-tune it We gotta come together as a unit Cause who knows where the future lies So open your eyes and focus on the prize