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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood
Synthesizer
Carol Steele
Carol Steele
Percussion
Jimmy Bralower
Jimmy Bralower
Programming
Robbie Kilgore
Robbie Kilgore
Synthesizer
Andrew Thomas
Andrew Thomas
Synthesizer Programming
Nile Rodgers
Nile Rodgers
Guitar
Ira Siegel
Ira Siegel
Guitar
Jocelyn Brown
Jocelyn Brown
Background Vocals
Connie Harvey
Connie Harvey
Background Vocals
Mark Stephens
Mark Stephens
Background Vocals
David Martin Frank
David Martin Frank
Synthesizer
John "J.R." Robinson
John "J.R." Robinson
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood
Songwriter
Will Jennings
Will Jennings
Songwriter
David Martin Frank
David Martin Frank
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood
Producer
Russ Titelman
Russ Titelman
Producer
Tom Lord-Alge
Tom Lord-Alge
Mixing Engineer
Jason Corsaro
Jason Corsaro
Engineer
Bruce Lampcov
Bruce Lampcov
Additional Engineer
Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge
Additional Engineer
Claude "Swifty" Achille
Claude "Swifty" Achille
Assistant Engineer
Dave Greenberg
Dave Greenberg
Additional Engineer
Ed Bruder
Ed Bruder
Assistant Engineer
Jeff Lord-Alge
Jeff Lord-Alge
Assistant Engineer
Jim Boyer
Jim Boyer
Additional Engineer
John Wolfson
John Wolfson
Additional Engineer
Jon Goldberger
Jon Goldberger
Assistant Engineer
Malcolm Pollack
Malcolm Pollack
Additional Engineer
Nobby Clark
Nobby Clark
Additional Engineer
Rob Eaton
Rob Eaton
Assistant Engineer
Scott Mabuchi
Scott Mabuchi
Assistant Engineer
Sean Chennery
Sean Chennery
Assistant Engineer
Shizuko Orishige
Shizuko Orishige
Assistant Engineer
Steve Rinkoff
Steve Rinkoff
Assistant Engineer
Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

The story goes, the truth is no one knows A stranger came, a man who lost his name At night he tells his tale, prison, women, wail The took him in, he let them win over and over He said, "If you don't have good words to say Don't wake me up until the judgment day 'Cause if nothing is the way it seems Then this life is just a haunted dream And all this love is just falling down through the years And oh, I'd rather sleep" Wake me up on judgment day Let me hear golden trumpets play Give me life where nothing fails Not a dream in a wishing well A man in tattered clothes Crying all he knows The darkness grows That's how it goes over and over He said, "I think of the beauty I've had And all it does is make me feel so bad 'Cause they make you think you're riding high Then they toss you up off in the sky And all this life is just falling down through the years And oh, I'd rather sleep" Wake me up on judgment day Let me hear golden trumpets play Give me life where nothing fails Not a dream in a wishing well Say a prayer for the stranger Listen to the stranger Wake me up on judgment day Let me hear golden trumpets play Give me life where nothing fails Not a dream in a wishing well Wake me up on judgment day Let me hear golden trumpets play, yeah Give me life where nothing fails Not a dream in a wishing well Oh, oh, wake up, wake me up Let me hear Give me life Not a dream in a wishing well Wake me up on judgment day Let me hear golden trumpets play, yeah Give me life where nothing fails Not a dream in a wishing well, oh, oh Wake me up on judgment day Wake me up Give me life Give me life where nothing fails Oh, oh, yeah, oh, oh, oh Wake me up on judgment day Give me life, give me life Give me life, give me life Give me life where nothing fails
Writer(s): Will Jennings, Steve Winwood Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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