When
You Gonna Wake Up - Bob Dylan
God don't make
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
When you gonna wake up?
When you gonna wake up
An' strengthen the things that remain?
Counterfiet philosophies have
Polluted all of your thoughts
Karl Marx has got you by the throat
An' Henry Kissinger's got you tied up into knots.
When you gonna wake up
When you gonna wake up?
When you gonna wake up
An' strengthen the things that remain?
You got innocent men in jail
Your insane asylums are filled
You got unrighteous doctors dealin' drugs
That'll never cure your ills.
When you gonna wake up
When you gonna wake up?
When you gonna wake up
An' strengthen the things that remain?
You got men who can't hold their peace
Women who can't control their tongues
The rich seduce the poor
An' the old are seduced by the young.
When you gonna wake up
When you gonna wake up?
When you gonna wake up
An' strengthen the things that remain?
Adulterers in churches
An' pornography in the schools
You got gangsters in power
An' lawbreakers makin' rules.
When you gonna wake up
When you gonna wake up?
When you gonna wake up
An' strengthen the things that remain?
Spiritual advisors
And gurus to guide every move
Instant inner peace
And every step you take got to be approved.
When you gonna wake up
When you gonna wake up?
When you gonna wake up
An' strengthen the things that remain?
Do you ever wonder
Just what a god requires?
You think he's just an errand boy
To satisfy your wanderin' desires?
When you gonna wake up
When you gonna wake up?
When you gonna wake up
An' strengthen the things that remain?
You can't take it with you
An' you know that it's worthless to be sold
They tell you, ``Time is money.''
As if your life was worth its weight in gold.
When you gonna wake up
When you gonna wake up?
When you gonna wake up
An' strengthen the things that remain?
There's a man on the cross
An' he's been crucified for you
Believe in in power
That's about all you got to do.
When you gonna wake up
When you gonna wake up?
When you gonna wake up
An' strengthen the things that remain?