Wake Up Everybody

Lyrics

[Verse 1] 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 and poverty Woah, oh [Verse 2] 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 comin' up And the world is in their hands When you teach the children Teach 'em the very best you can [Chorus] The world won't get no better If we just let it be, na, na, na, na, na, na The world won't get no better We gotta change it, yeah Just you and me [Verse 3] Wake up all the doctors Make the old people well 'Cause they're the ones who suffer And who catch all the hell But they don't have so very long Before their judgment day So won't'cha make them happy Before they pass away [Verse 4] 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 [Chorus] The world won't get no better If we just let it be, na, na, na, na, na, na The world won't get no better We gotta change it, yeah Just you and me [Outro] 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 Wake up, everybody Need a little help, y'all (Yes I do) Need a little help (Say it boy) Need some y'all Change the world From what it used to be Yeah, 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 sleepin' in bed No more backward thinkin' Time for thinkin' ahead Come on, now Wake up, everybody I'm talkin' 'bout the dope pusher Stop pushin' that dope Dope users Stop usin' the dope Wake up, yeah Oh my, hey, hey Wonder what you tell me now (Wonder what you tell me now) False lyin' False preachin', yeah, yeah False teachin', oh yeah Wake up, y'all Come on You preachers Start preachin' what you teach Teach the truth Wake up, preachers All liars (All liars) Politicians Stop lyin' (Stop lyin') Oh, oh, oh, oh lord, my lord, my lord Well, why don't somebody help the poor people? Yeah, help the babies, yeah Help the babies You businessmen Stop cheatin' (Stop cheatin') Start treatin' (Start treatin') Stop cheatin' (Stop cheatin') 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 Well, you see We need Wake up, everybody We need (Come on now) Wake up everbody 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 ones who's coming up In the world, in the world