Wake Up And Give Yourself A Chance To Live - James Brown

I know sometimes, during the hassles of the day

You feel that «What the heck?

The harder I try, the rougher it get hit»

And when you do everything you can to make evrything be alright

And meet your bills, you understand, and your loved one seems to thank you like:

«Hey, you’re not trying, you could do a little bit better»

Nobody understands where you’re coming from, you say to yourself:

«Hey, I gotta prove it to me 'cause I know where I’m at»

And this is what you do

I know sometimes you feel the world has turned its back on you

But don’t give up, it’ll come through for you

So wake up, baby

Wake up, baby

Give yourself a chance

You owe that to yourself

So wake up, baby, give yourself a chance to live

This morning I got up, heh, feeling kinda down

But I say that’s always the way

If you get yourself up off the ground

Let me wake up

And give myself a chance

I’ve got to wake right up

Wake right up and give yourself a chance to live

I know you’re just human

And sometimes it can be a sho’nuff ruin

But when the feeling’s too hard

Just take it to the Supreme

Force, and that’s God

Wake up, baby

I’ve got to wake on up

Everybody needs to wake right up

Give yourself a chance to live

It’s all there for you just go and get it

Wake on up

You owe it to yourself and no one else