Two speakers trade verses about sleepwalking through life. One describes Joey grinding for money and Larry chasing roller coaster highs. The other recounts his father's failed plans for him: Boy Scouts, baseball, college, each abandoned after injury or disappointment. Both push the same warning: wake up before you waste it.
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Joey works so he can make some money. He needs money so that he can live. I asked him what he was living for. He said that he had to go to work. Larry likes to ride the roller coaster. He said that he had to go to work. He says that it makes him feel alive. I asked him what he was living for. He said that he needs another ride. Wake up, wake up, it's time to wake up. Rise and shine, it's a beautiful day. Wake up, wake up, you'd better wake up. Unless you're planning on sleeping your life away.
When I was a kid, my father wanted 3 things from me. He wanted me to be a Boy Scout, wanted me to play baseball, and he wanted me to go to college. My first camping trip, I was bit by a tick and I quit the Boy Scouts. I played baseball, they stuck me in right field, got hit by hit with the ball, and that was it for my baseball career.
And as for college— My old friends like to have a good time. We can run all day and dance all night. If you asked us what we were living for, we thought you were there to start a fight. Wake up, Wake up, it's time to wake up. Rise and shine, it's a beautiful day. Wake up, wake up, you better wake up. Unless you're planning on sleeping your life, unless you're planning on sleeping your life, unless you're planning on sleeping your life away.
