WHEN YOU GONNA WAKE UP? (Dylan/Lee Williams)
God don't make no promises that He don't keep.
You got some big dreams, baby, but in order to dream you gotta still be asleep.
When you gonna wake up nd strengthen the things that remain?
Counterfeit philosophies have polluted all of your thoughts.
Karl Marx has got ya by the throat, Henry Kissinger's got you tied up in knots.
You got innocent men in jail, your insane asylums are filled,
You got unrighteous doctors dealing drugs that'll never cure your ills.
You got men who can't hold their peace and women who can't control their tongues,
The rich seduce the poor and the old are seduced by the young.
Adulterers in churches and pornography in the schools,
You got gangsters in power and lawbreakers making rules.
When you gonna wake up and strengthen the things that remain?
Spiritual advisors and gurus to guide your every move,
Instant inner peace and every step you take has got to be approved.
Do you ever wonder just what God requires?
You think He's just an errand boy to satisfy your wandering desires.
You can't take it with you and you know that it's too worthless to be sold,
They tell you, "Time is money" as if your life was worth its weight in gold.
There's a Man up on a cross and He's been crucified.
Do you have any idea why or for who He died?
When you gonna wake up, when you gonna wake up
When you gonna wake up and strengthen the things that remain?
Now for some light hearted Sunday thoughts
Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble, When you're perfect in every way
I can't wait to look in the mirror, 'Cause I get better lookin' each day
To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man
Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble, But I'm doin' the best that I can
I used to have me a girlfriend, But I guess that she couldn't compete
With all of them love-starved women, Who keep clamoring around at my feet
Well I probably could find me another, But I guess they're all in awe of me
Who cares? I'll never get lonesome, 'Cause I treasure my own company
I guess you could say I'm a loner, A cowboy outlaw, tough and proud
I could have a lot of friends if I wanted, But then I wouldn't stand out from the crowd
Some folks say that I'm egotistical, Hell, I don't even know what that means
I guess it has something to do with the way, That I fill out my skin-tight blue jeans
Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble, When you're perfect in every way
I can't wait to look in the mirror, 'Cause I get better lookin' each day
To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man
Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble, But I'm doin' the best that I can