Wake Up

Lyrics

[Hook: Gordon Voidwell] Wake up we got so much to do We can't afford to see my whole life through Wooo, life goes on We don't stop it, won't stop it Wooo, life goes on We don't stop and don't stop it [Verse 1: Iron Solomon] We all wanna stay even keeled A lot of thoughts that we keep concealed A lot of problems we need to heal A lot of bridges that we can build People dyin' tryin' to keep it real People starvin' for a decent meal People thievin' and squeezin' steel To pay the rent and the heatin' bill Greedy pockets to deep to fill Big commercials preachin' ills Quickest fix for the sweetest deal Highest price for the cheapest thrill Drink caffeine but you're sleepin' still Take enough you won't need to feel No need to wake up and see what's real You won't be awake 'til they read ya will [Hook] [Verse 2: Iron Solomon] Life that you lead could be a jail People too scared to leave a cell Prison walls to steep to scale If you don't escape how can we prevail? All got fears we scared to face All got dreams we scared to chase Tryin' to make this moment last, our only chance we scared to waste Life's too fast to take it slow Gotta get up and at 'em and away we go From the stoop to the booth to the radio Out in L.A. on the Wake Up Show Work 9 to 5 and at 5 to 9:00 there's no regrets in this life of mine And my eyes are wide when it's time to grind So my mama get to see her son rise and shine {echos} [Gordon Voidwell] Wake up {x8} [Hook] [Verse 3: Iron Solomon] I solemnly swear this is Solomon's year Christen the ship with a bottle of beer Get in the whip, full throttle in gear Ain't quittin' 'til I'm sittin' with 2Pac and Aaliyah My head to the Heaven, the sky's clear The future's lookin' brighter than the lights up in Time's Square Everything that I have ever bet is right there But I know that one nick can turn into a light year Time is an opponent don't fight fair So every wakin' moment I fight fear What I fear is livin' my life scared Thinkin' 'bout gettin' old was givin' me white hairs Dreamin' of success was givin' me nightmares Started at one step at a time when I climb stairs Made it to the top, ain't takin' a flight there The journey has become me all the stories that I share Crowd controller with the mic in my hand like a gun holster With the mind of a man who is much older I'm the voice of the youth we are one culture With the weight of the world on our young shoulders Give 'em once in my heart like a blood donor Haven't gotten where we goin' but we much closer Ain't no half steppin' 'til my runs over Til I'm kickin' the bucket 'til they blowin' the bagpipe Til they bury me six feet, til they read me my last rites They say I'm an old soul, I traveled this path twice Livin' by the lessons that I gathered in past lives Got a vision to chase, runnin' 'round the clock and I'm winnin' the race Ain't sittin' in place, gotta quicken the pace Gotta get up and get it, not a minute to waste