Wake Up

[Hook] Wake up yeah wake up, it's time to awake Get up yeah get up, and get on your way Look out yeah look out, it's a brand new day That's right yeah thats right everything is okay [Verse 1] When the worlds trying to break me down My mind was lost and it couldn't be found Everybody kept telling me what to do with my life But sometimes good intentions don't make it right And so I had a choice to make In this life which road am I gonna take Cause deep down I knew I had to find my way And don't listen to what everybody gotta say So every time that I pray, I thank the Lord for today Because tomorrow ain't promise and I'ma live long And I'll sleep when I'm dead and gone Now wake up [Hook] Wake up yeah wake up, it's time to awake Get up yeah get up, and get on your way Look out yeah look out, it's a brand new day That's right yeah thats right everything is okay [Verse 2] I remember those days when I wasn't really satisfied My life wasn't moving how I wanted so I'd rather die People looking at me sideways cause I decided the hell with school A piece of paper don't define me cause mom and dad ain't raise a fool So that's when I decided won't nobody take control of me And all these other setbacks will no longer take a hold of me This for all my people that is caught up in a bind Don't you know it's our time, don't you know it's our time To wake up [Hook] Wake up yeah wake up, it's time to awake Get up yeah get up, and get on your way Look out yeah look out, it's a brand new day That's right yeah thats right everything is okay