[Verse 1]
Wake up, everybody
No more sleepin' in bed
No more backward thinkin'
Time for thinkin' ahead
The world has changed so very much
From what it used to be
There is so much hatred
War and poverty
Woah, oh

[Verse 2]
Wake up all the teachers
Time to teach a new way
Maybe then they'll listen
To whatcha have to say
'Cause they're the ones who's comin' up
And the world is in their hands
When you teach the children
Teach 'em the very best you can

[Chorus]
The world won't get no better
If we just let it be, na, na, na, na, na, na
The world won't get no better
We gotta change it, yeah
Just you and me
[Verse 3]
Wake up all the doctors
Make the old people well
'Cause they're the ones who suffer
And who catch all the hell
But they don't have so very long
Before their judgment day
So won't'cha make them happy
Before they pass away

[Verse 4]
Wake up all the builders
Time to build a new land
I know we can do it
If we all lend a hand
The only thing we have to do
Is put it in our minds
Surely things will work out
They do it every time

[Chorus]
The world won't get no better
If we just let it be, na, na, na, na, na, na
The world won't get no better
We gotta change it, yeah
Just you and me
[Outro]
Change it, yeah (Change it, yeah)
Just you and me
Change it, yeah (Change it, yeah)
Can't do it alone (Can't do it alone)
Need some help, y'all (Y'all)
Can't do it alone (Can't do it alone)
Yeah (yeah)
Wake up, everybody
Wake up, everybody
Need a little help, y'all (Yes I do)
Need a little help (Say it boy)
Need some y'all
Change the world
From what it used to be
Yeah, can't do it alone (Can't do it alone)
Need some help, yeah (Need some help, yeah)
Wake up, everybody
Get up, get up, get up, get up
Wake up
Come on, come on
Wake up, everybody
Teach a new way
Maybe then they'll listen
To what you have to say
Wake up, everybody
No more sleepin' in bed
No more backward thinkin'
Time for thinkin' ahead
Come on, now
Wake up, everybody
I'm talkin' 'bout the dope pusher
Stop pushin' that dope
Dope users
Stop usin' the dope
Wake up, yeah
Oh my, hey, hey
Wonder what you tell me now (Wonder what you tell me now)
False lyin'
False preachin', yeah, yeah
False teachin', oh yeah
Wake up, y'all
Come on
You preachers
Start preachin' what you teach
Teach the truth
Wake up, preachers
All liars (All liars)
Politicians
Stop lyin' (Stop lyin')
Oh, oh, oh, oh lord, my lord, my lord
Well, why don't somebody help the poor people?
Yeah, help the babies, yeah
Help the babies
You businessmen
Stop cheatin' (Stop cheatin')
Start treatin' (Start treatin')
Stop cheatin' (Stop cheatin')
Wake up, yeah
Wake up, yeah
Wake up, yeah
Wake up, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Now it don't matter
What race, creed or color
Everybody, we need each other
Wake up, everybody
Well, you see
We need
Wake up, everybody
We need (Come on now)
Wake up everbody
No more sleepin' in bed
No more backward thinkin'
Time for thinkin' ahead
Wake up all you teachers
Start to teach a new way
They're the ones that suffer
Each and every day
Teach the children
Teach the babies (Teach the babies)
Teach the children (Teach the children)
Teach the babies
Teach the children
Teach the babies
They're the ones who's coming up
In the world, in the world