When Ya Gonna Wake Up?

This is one of my favorite Bob Dylan songs from his "Christian" period. I think most of us are asleep about something. The state of our society is not something about which that you should be asleep. 

Paraphrasing what Paul said in I Thes 5, I know that my readers are not asleep. Here is what Paul said:

 ¹But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.

 ²For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

 ³For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

 ⁴But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

 ⁵Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

 ⁶Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

The song is not on you tube anymore so I can not embed it. So follow the link to a Japanese site that has it if you want to see it. Click here. 

Here are the lyrics. 

God don't make promises that He don't keep
You got some big dreams baby, but in order 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 ya by the throat, Henry Kissinger's got you tied up in knots.

When you gonna wake up, when you gonna wake up 
When you gonna wake up strengthen the things that remain ?

You got innocent men in jail, your insane asylums are filled
You got unrighteous doctors dealing drugs that'll never cure your ills.

When you gonna wake up, when you gonna wake up 
When you gonna wake up strengthen the things that remain ?

You got men who can't hold their peace and woman who can't control their tongues
The rich seduce the poor and the old are seduced by the young.

When you gonna wake up, when you gonna wake up 
When you gonna wake up strengthen the things that remain ?

Adulterers in churches and pornography in the schools
You got gangsters in power and lawbreakers making rules.

When you gonna wake up, when you gonna wake up 
When you gonna wake up strengthen the things that remain ?

Spiritual advisors and gurus to guide your every move
Instant inner peace and every step you take has got to be approved.

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 and strengthen the things that remain ?

You can't take it with you and you know that 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 and strengthen the things that remain ?

There's a man up on a cross and He's been crucified for you
Believe in His power that's about all you got to do.

When you gonna wake up, when you gonna wake up 
When you gonna wake up and strengthen the things that remain ?