[Wyclef Jean]
My people in the east, sure, you gotta wake up
Midwest, dirty south, girl you gotta stand up
All my homies in the west, sure you gotta wake up
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
[Mary J. Blige]
Wake up everybody, no more sleeping in bed
No more backwards thinking, time for thinking ahead
The world has changed so very much from what it used to be
There's so much hatred, war and poverty
[Monica]
Wake up all the teachers, time to teach a new way
Maybe then they'll listen to what you have to say
[Claudette Ortiz]
Cause they're the one's who coming up
The world is in their hands
When you teach the children
Teach them the better questions you can
[Eve]
Uh, huh, scream peace, do we mean it
Can you feel it when we scream it out loud, do you believe that we need it
Do you believe that it could get right
Do you believe that the children of the world deserve a good life
Well if you do it's time to wake up your mind
We can make it better and I know it might take some time
But we gotta start somewhere, how bout wit you and me
From us it goes to others then we'll have our unity
[Musiq]
Wake up all the doctors, make the old people aware
They're the ones who suffer, catch all the hair
But they don't have so very long before their judgement day
So won't you make them happy before they pass away
[Ashanti] (Faith Evans)
Wake up all the builders, time to build a new land
I know we can do it long as we lend a hand
The only thing we have to do is put it in my minds
And surely things will work out cause they do it everytime (do it everytime)
[Fabolous] (Brandy)
I ain't here to take up y'all time
I came to shake up y'all mind it's everybody's wake up call time
I can't sleep too long while they do the people wrong
Let's clean the world up before they sweep then gone
This is real talk you can peep through songs
So when you feel weak these words will keep you strong
And help make a change for the better
It's hard for one to do it but we can make some change if we do it together (heyy, yeah)
The world will get no better, if we just let it be
The world will get no better, we gotta change it yeah, you and me
[Jadakiss]
Set it off for the plan up here, we gotta stand up here
And give thanks to the man upstairs
Put the egos and the pride to the side regardless
And just be role models, parents, artists
And the stress won't take toll if you don't sweat it
World won't get no better if we don't let it
Let the negative energy ride, keep hope alive
It's bout time that we opened out eyes, wake up
[Jaheim]
Wake up everybody, no more sleeping in bed
No more backwards thinking, time for thinking ahead
The world has changed so very much from what it used to be
There's so much hatred, war and poverty
[Missy Elliott]
Wooooo, yep, we all best to vote
I don't care about the guns you tote
Listen to me like you listened to Fahrenheit 9/11
Ain't no time for the second guessin'
The words I speak, wake up, the ones who sleep
Now leave the ships, fix your mouth to teach
MC's teach the kids what's peace, they don't have to worry bout the police
We make 'em rich so they don't have to thief
Every artist here on this track, oh
Will make a change here for young cats, oh
This is for everybody, white or black
You better go and vote and get up off your back
Wake up everybody, no more sleeping
Wake up everybody, no more sleeping
Wake up everybody, no more sleeping
Wake up everybody, no more sleeping
Wake up everybody, no more sleeping, take the opportunity
Wake up everybody, no more sleeping, your responsibility
Wake up everybody, no more sleeping, your voice has to be heard
Wake up everybody, no more sleeping, save the world, save the world
Wake up everybody, no more sleeping
Wake up everybody, no more sleeping
Wake up everybody, no more sleeping
Wake up everybody, no more sleeping
