Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Wake up, don't just lay there like cold granite stone
Wake up, we're too close to be alone
Wake up, and please, darling, hold me if you would
Don't just lay there like you've gone away for good
There's too many empty pages with so many things in store
I can't believe it's over and you've closed the final door
And I'm not prepared to handle these things we're going through
I wish God would grant me just one more night with you
Wake up, don't just lay there like cold granite stone
Wake up, we're too close to be alone
Wake up, and please, darling, hold me if you would
Don't just lay there like you've gone away for good
Without you I'll feel worthless, like a bell that doesn't ring
And I know you hear me talkin', yet you haven't heard a thing
And I can't stand it all much longer, I'd go crazy without you
I wish God would grant me just one more night with you
Wake up, don't just lay there like cold granite stone
Wake up, we're too close to be alone
Wake up, and please, darling, hold me if you would
Don't just lay there like you've gone away for good
Don't just lay there like you've gone away for good
Wake up, we're too close to be alone
Wake up, and please, darling, hold me if you would
Don't just lay there like you've gone away for good
There's too many empty pages with so many things in store
I can't believe it's over and you've closed the final door
And I'm not prepared to handle these things we're going through
I wish God would grant me just one more night with you
Wake up, don't just lay there like cold granite stone
Wake up, we're too close to be alone
Wake up, and please, darling, hold me if you would
Don't just lay there like you've gone away for good
Without you I'll feel worthless, like a bell that doesn't ring
And I know you hear me talkin', yet you haven't heard a thing
And I can't stand it all much longer, I'd go crazy without you
I wish God would grant me just one more night with you
Wake up, don't just lay there like cold granite stone
Wake up, we're too close to be alone
Wake up, and please, darling, hold me if you would
Don't just lay there like you've gone away for good
Don't just lay there like you've gone away for good
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Wake Up Lyrics as written by Merle Haggard
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@harry10124 not dead, just dead to him. ????