[Intro]
You better wake up (Ooh, yeah)
Before you lay your head on that pillow
Pillow, yeah
You better wake, ooh, yeah
Before we both get stuck in the middle
No, na-na, yeah
[Chorus]
So, are you sleeping?
Are you sleeping?
You better wake up
You better wake up, oh
So, are you sleeping?
Are you sleeping?
You better wake up
You better wake up, oh
[Post-Chorus]
You better wake
You better wake up, oh
You better wake
You better wake up, oh
[Verse 1]
You better wake up
Baby, don't go to sleep
You better wake up
Better face reality
You better wake
Up to the fact that
You're turning your back
On the best thing you ever had
And I want you to know that
[Chorus]
So, are you sleeping?
Are you sleeping?
You better wake up
You better wake up, oh
So, are you sleeping?
Are you sleeping?
You better wake up
You better wake up, oh
[Post-Chorus]
You better wake
You better wake up, oh
You better wake
You better wake up, oh
[Verse 2]
Out the blocks to races
But in this race, you hardly can pace this
Know we both played the game when we dated
But at this rate, you're likely to waste this
Tryna hold back
Tryna play it cool like so bad
When deep down you know, just own that
You caught feelings like I was a throwback
Roll pon a riddim, roll pon a riddim, no
I know you've been hurt before, gotta let it go
I told you a million times when you got involved
That I ain't really tryna be like them other bros
Nah, I'm already steppin' up
On a big man flow, dem boys are runnin' outta luck
And if we're bein' honest, girl, that's where you're gettin' stuck
So before you fall asleep, you'd better wake up, so
[Chorus]
Are you sleeping?
Are you sleeping?
You better wake up
You better wake up, oh
So, are you sleeping?
Are you sleeping?
You better wake up
You better wake up, oh
[Post-Chorus]
You better wake
You better wake up, oh
You better wake
You better wake up, oh
[Outro]
You better wake up
Baby, don't go to sleep (No)
You better wake up
Better face reality
You better wake up, oh
(You better wake up)
Up to the fact that
(You better wake)
You're turning your back
(You better wake up)
On the best thing you ever had
(You better wake)
You better wake up, no
Wake Up was written by Craig David & Kay Fingers & Keith Mayberry & Lamar “Hula” Mahone & Mike Brainchild.
Wake Up was produced by Mike Brainchild.
Craig David released Wake Up on Wed Apr 16 2025.
“Wake Up” for me is my way of not only respecting my garage roots, but also keeping alive the cultural foundation of the sound from where it all started.
he lyric reinforces literally and metaphorically the essence of making sure we don’t fall asleep on the importance of nurturing something we care...