When You Gonna Wake Up? (July 9, 1981) Songtext
von Bob Dylan

God don′t make promises that He don't keep
You got some big dreams baby, but to dream you gotta still be asleep
When you gonna wake up? When you gonna wake up?
When you gonna wake up strengthen the things that remain?

Counterfeited philosophies have polluted all of your thoughts
Karl Marx has got you by the throat, Henry Kissinger′s still got you wrapped up into knots
When you gonna wake up? When you gonna wake up?
When you gonna wake up strengthen the things that remain?

Spiritual advisors and gurus make you hold your breath
Give you instant inner peace with every step you take you leap right down to death
When you gonna wake up? When you gonna wake up?
When you gonna wake up strengthen the things that remain?


Well you can't take it with you, you know it's too 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 strengthen the things that remain?

Do you ever wonder just what God requires?
You think He′s just an errand boy to satisfy your wandering desires
When you gonna wake up? When you gonna wake up?
When you gonna wake up strengthen the things that remain?

There′s a man up on the cross and He's been crucified
You know who he is and why he died
When you gonna wake up? When you gonna wake up?
When you gonna wake up strengthen the things that remain?

When you gonna wake up? When I wanna
When you gonna wake up? When I wanna
When you gonna wake up? When I wanna
Strengthen the things that remain