WAKE ME, SHAKE ME

ALL THROUGH THIS LONG
AND SLEEPLESS NIGHT
I HEAR MY NEIGHBORS TALKING
("SHE DON'T LOVE HIM")
THEY SAY THAT OUT OF MY LIFE
INTO ANOTHER'S ARMS
YOU'LL SOON BE WALKING

SOMEBODY WAKE ME, SHAKE ME
WHEN IT'S OVER
SOMEBODY TELL ME
THAT I'M DREAMING
AND WAKE ME WHEN IT'S OVER

THEY SAY OUR LOVE
AIN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE
AND EVERYONE KNOWS
BUT ME
I CLOSE MY EARS
NOT WANTING TO HEAR
BUT THE WORDS ARE LOUD AND CLEAR

THROUGH THESE WALLS SO THIN
I HEAR MY NEIGHBORS WHEN
THEY SAY "SHE DON'T LOVE HIM"
("SHE DON'T LOVE HIM")
THEY SAY MY HEART'S IN DANGER
CAUSE YOU'RE LEAVING ME
FOR THE LOVE OF A STRANGER

SOMEBODY WAKE ME, SHAKE ME
WHEN IT'S OVER
WHEN IT'S OVER
AND TELL ME
THAT I'M DREAMING
AND WAKE ME WHEN IT'S OVER

GIRL, YOU'RE WHAT MY HEART DESIRES
MY WHOLE WORLD YOU INSPIRE
I CAN'T BEAR TO BE LOSING YOU
'CAUSE I'VE LOVED YOU
MY WHOLE LIFE THROUGH

RESTLESSLY
I PACE THE FLOOR
LISTENING TO MY NEIGHBORS CRITICIZE
WHAT A FOOL I AM
NOT TO REALIZE
YOU DON'T WANT ME BY YOUR SIDE

AS THE TEARS STREAM DOWN MY FACE
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'VE BEEN REPLACED
IF I'VE NEVER HAD A DREAM BEFORE
SOMEBODY TELL ME I'M DREAMING NOW

I SAID WAKE ME
SHAKE ME, SOMEBODY
WHEN IT'S OVER
SOMEBODY TELL ME
THAT I'M DREAMING
AND WAKE ME WHEN IT'S OVER
COME ON AND WAKE
SHAKE ME
WHEN IT'S OVER

Holland, Dozier, Holland

The Awakening of Adonis by John William Waterhouse

Holland, Dozier, Holland were big names around my house when I was a kid. My Mom and Dad and their cronies thought the members of the songwriting team-up were geniuses....