O.V. Wright — Nothing Comes To A Sleeper

[Verse 1] Sitting around wishing Won't erase your problem, no Its gonna take a lot of pain You've got to struggle to solve 'em Can't explain, no, no, no They ain't just to change No, they won't now When all you want to do Is sit around and complain [Verse 2] Now you can lay around And sleep, sleep, sleep Day after day Week after week Nothing comes to a sleeper But a dreamer People arise today And shake yourself That's what you better do now If you ain't wide awake You sure get there, yeah [Chorus] Lay around and sleep, sleep, sleep Day after day Week after week Nothing comes to a sleeper But a dream, y'all [Verse 2] So many people spend their whole life wishing Yes, they do now Now you can wish in one hand Try in the other See which one fill up the quickest, yeah [Chorus] Now you can lay around And sleep, sleep, sleep Day after day Week after week Nothing comes to a sleeper Nothing but a dream, y'all [Verse 3] So get up And take your place Don't let your mind Don't let it go to waste You better get up And take a stand, yeah You let the world know That you are not to fool, man