I lend to you these prophetic words by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. This song released in 1975 I feel,speaks to us as a clarion call 2023 as we face a battle against those who feel Woke is a negative thing. Theologically one of my favorite scriptures in 1 John 4:1 forward. So to our Christian political leadership no matter your persuasion. Do you believe in Love? That Love comes from God? Or are you one of those like some theologians that don’t believe anything John a disciple of Christ and whom this book is coined said? Push play and put this song on repeat. Wake Up Everybody!!!
WAKE UP, Everybody! Lyrics:
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, so
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 whatcha 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 Judgement Day
So won’tcha 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 mind,
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 (yeah, yeah)
Change it, yeah (change it, yeah) just you and me
Change it, yeah (change it, yeah) 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 help, y’all (uh-huh)
To change the world
From what it used to be
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
WAKE UP, everybody
I’m talking about the dope pusher
Stop pushin’ that dope
Dope users
Stop usin’ the dope
WAKE UP, yeah
False lyin’
False preachin’
False teachin’
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’)
Why don’t somebody
Help the poor people
Help the babies
You businessmen
Start treatin’ (start treatin’)
Start treatin’ (start treatin’)
Start treatin’ (start treatin’)
WAKE UP, yeah
WAKE UP, yeah
WAKE UP, yeah
WAKE UP, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Ain’t 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
No more sleepin’ in bed
No more backward thinkin’
Time for thinkin’ ahead
WAKE UP, all you teachers
Time to teach a new way
They’re the ones that suffer
Each and everyday
Teach the children
Teach the babies
Teach the children
Teach the babies
Teach the children
They are the ones who’s coming out…
