I Wake Up Cryin'
Third World Lyrics

Save me, save me, save me, save me
The singer is pleading for help and salvation from their current state of distress.

Baby, won't you save me from this misery?
The singer is addressing their lover as the one who has the power to rescue them from their emotional anguish.

I wake up crying after tossing and turning
The singer is describing their inability to sleep peacefully and their tendency to wake up in tears.

And yearning the whole night long
The artist spends the entire night longing for their lost love and feeling overwhelmed by their emotions.

Pretty baby, since you went away
The artist is addressing their lover as someone they regard as attractive and desirable, and expressing their sense of loss since their departure.

I haven't spent a happy day
The singer confesses to being gripped by sadness and feeling unable to experience joy since their lover's departure.

Sobbing and sighing and wondering
The singer describes their emotional state as being marked by acute sorrow, frequent crying, and confused thoughts about what caused their lover's departure.

Just what went wrong
The artist expresses their confusion and bewilderment at their lover's departure, and their inability to identify the exact cause of it.

Pretty baby, I was good to you
The artist tries to convince their lover that they treated them well and that they don't understand why they have left.

Why you gone and make me blue
The artist expresses their sadness and melancholy caused by their lover's departure, and their confusion about the reasons behind it.

I need your love to light up the night
The singer believes that their lover's affection is the only thing that can bring them comfort and happiness.

And I heart to make things right
The artist suggests that their own love and efforts alone cannot make things right, and that they need their lover's help and presence to achieve that.

I'm so unhappy on my own
The singer expresses their sense of loneliness and unhappiness, which they attribute to their lover's absence.

Don't, don't leave me sad and lonely
The singer is begging their lover not to abandon them and leave them to feel desolate and isolated.

Oh, I need your love to light up the night
The singer repeats their plea for their lover's love and affection to give them comfort and reassurance.

I and I heart to make things alright
The artist repeats their belief that they need their lover's help, support, and love to fix things and make their life better.

Please come back to me
The artist is asking their lover to return to them and resume their relationship.

Save me from this misery
The singer is reiterating their plea for help and salvation from their sad and lonely state.