Everybody Get Up
U.K. Players Lyrics

Wake up everybody no more sleepin' in bed
Stop being complacent and lazy, it's time to act and make a change.

No more backward thinkin' time for thinkin' ahead
We need to stop thinking in old-fashioned or outdated ways and start thinking about the future.

The world has changed so very much / From what it used to be / There is so much hatred war and poverty
The world we live in today is very different than it used to be, and there is still so much pain and suffering going on.

Wake up all the teachers time to teach a new way / Maybe then they'll listen to what you have to say / Cause they're the ones who's coming up / And the world is in their hands / When you teach the children / Teach 'em the very best you can
We need to encourage our educators to teach a new way of thinking and to educate the next generation to change the world for the better.

The world won't get no better / If we just let it be / We gotta change it yeah, / Just you and me
If we just sit back and do nothing, the world won't get better. We need to take action and make changes together, as individuals and as a society.

Wake up all the doctors make the old people well / They're the ones with history and all the stories to tell / But they don't have so very long before the Judgment Day / So won't you make them happy before they pass away
We need to take care of our elderly population, as they have a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with us before they leave us.

It's the God hour / The morning I wake up / Just for the breath of life I thank my mother / A strong black woman I give thanks to my maker / My mind buidin' on skyscrapers and acres
Upon waking up in the morning, the artist gives thanks to both his mother and his maker for the gift of life. He is motivated to build great things and move beyond his limitations.

He said take us back to where we belong / I try to write a song as sweet as the Psalms / Though I come from a place that don't want us to succeed / Even as a little black boy I still believe
Despite enduring oppression and facing obstacles that might prevent success, the artist has faith that they can overcome and return to their rightful place in society.

Read the days that weave through the maze / And the seasons so amazing / Feed them and raised them / Seasons are aging / Earthquakes, wars, and rumors / I want us to get by but we're more than consumers
We need to pay attention to the passing of time and how we use it. We should not only consume but should also give and nurture. The world is always changing and the difficulties we face are merely seasons to be navigated.

We more than shooters, more than looters / Created in this image so He lives through us / And even in this generation, living through computers / Only love love love can reboot us, come on
As human beings, we are so much more than what we're often labeled. We have a responsibility to embody love and make the world a better place, even within the digital age.

Wake up everybody no more sleepin' in bed / Wake up, everybody
We need to wake up to the problems in the world and take action to make it a better place.