THE LORD SAID WAKE UP
Author(s): Jeremiah
Songbook: Songs of Love Songbook
KeyWords: Witnessing (About),

Isn't it an awful world when you consider
All the lust and greed and hate all around?
Dog eat dog, hate your neighbor is their motto
Woe, everywhere you go someone's gonna put you down
So you live within the delusion of your mind
Telling yourself everything's gonna be just fine

Chorus:
While the Lord says, "Wake up, oh wake up
And you will see
People lost for eternity
Oh wake up and you will see
People lost for eternity"

All I really ever wanted
Was to be happy
So there were many games
I did play
After a while it got to where
It didn't matter who I hurt
It was only a part of the game rules anyway
Well they told me I should
Get a job and an education
And that would give me such a security
But after seeing my dad's hard earned frustrations
Oh I made up my mind that wasn't the life for me
Oh wasn't the life for me,
Wasn't the life for me
So I went to have a good time, gonna blow my mind
Sure I had myself a ball but peace I never did find

Chorus:
While that Voice said, "Wake up, wake up
And you will see
People lost for eternity
Wake up and you will see
Only love is gonna set you free"

So I took my girl
We were gonna get together
We went up to the mountains,
We're gonna settle down
But after a few minor disagreements
There she goes, she started
Putting me down
All I ever really wanted
Was someone to love me.
Oh someone to comfort me
When I was feeling blue
Oh but after a few minor disagreements
Oh there she goes she started
Putting me down too
Putting me down too,
Oh putting me down too
All I ever really wanted was someone to love me
Someone to comfort me when I was feeling blue

Chorus:
But she said "Oh wake up, wake up
And you will see
It'll never work for you and me
Oh wake up and you will see"
And I see only Jesus set me free now
Jesus set me free,
Oh Jesus set me free,
Jesus set me free
Oh Jesus set me free,
Yeah Jesus set me free
Oh Jesus set me free,
Yeah Jesus set me free