People Wake Up And Live - James Brown

now i know mother nature feels very, very, very disgusted, with you and you, and especially you, because we have really played a sho'nuff rip-off game on mother nature, we'll kill all the grass, and won't let the cool breeze last, we just won't let the water flow, and won't let the natural things grow, i know sometimes you feel the world has turned its back on you, but don't give up, heh, it'll come through for you, so wake up, people, wake up, people, give yourself a chance, you owe that to yourself, so wake up, people, give yourself a chance to lead, this morning i woke up, heh, feeling kinda bad, i missed all the cool breeze, and the clear air that i had, ah, ooh, i've got to wake up, we've got to wake up, let's give ourself a chance, we owe that to ourselves, wake on up, we got to wake right up, ah, woo-hoo, we wanna wake on up, sometimes i get so uptight, i feel, feel, feel, feel, feel like the world is gonna clean outta sight, people, come on back, we just can't afford to overlook the crossroads, let's go back, let's go back, and let's go right on back, and live