Don't Sleep (Open Your Eyes)

Open your eyes wide open

Don't sleep or you'll get caught out there

Open your eyes, oh, so wide open

Don't sleep, you better stay awake

People, we need to awaken

And aware

Check the progress we're makin'

But everybody's connivin' and snakin'

Goin' for self, tryin' to get all they can

There's enough to be spread around

You need to change your mind, so turn your head around

Don't live in the dark, try to obtain light

Don't be blind to what's right there in plain sight

Evaluate the purpose of your existence

Are you gonna fall short or go the distance?

You got the power to make the difference

Persistence overcomes resistance

Last year I saw you on the corner smokin' a Newport

Drinkin' a 40, sayin' how life is too short

I saw you the other day, it's funny how time flies

You're doin' the same thing, open your eyes

Open your eyes wide open

Don't sleep or you'll get caught out there

Open your eyes, oh, so wide open

Don't sleep, you better stay awake and aware

I know you're scopin' and hopin' that

While you're creepin', I'm sleepin'

I'm keepin' one eye open or you could say that I'm peepin' out

The view and I'm cuein' it with peripheral vision

It's too much bull and wolf bein' pulled in my opinion

So the decision I made is to question the answer

The truth is the breast and the lie is a cancer

I got eyes in the back of my head, no need to warn me

Ain't no steps on my back, so you can't run up on me

I'm alert and I'm on point, sharp and I'm on the ball

I'm walkin' tall, I won't stall or take a fall

Or fail or fold or be fooled 'cause I'm foolproof

And I got to reach the youth and teach the truth

But we won't solve all the problems right away

But keep hope alive and the future will bring a brighter day

So open your eyes wide or take another glance

You might not get another chance

Open your eyes wide open