[Vocals: Vella Cameron, Jimmie Cameron, both]

Gonna wake up
Gonna wake up
Gonna wake up
Gonna wake up

Someday, you're gonna need somebody
You're gonna need my love someday
Baby, you're gonna wish, yeah
Oh, you had loved me better, well
'Cause you're gonna need somebody
Oh, when it's time to pay... ohh...

Someday, you're gonna need somebody
You might need my love someday
'Cause baby, you can't win
No... you can't win darling
Oh, by talking folks for granted
But I know you're gonna wake up (wake up)
Gonna wake up (wake up)
Hey honey, oh, you're gonna change your ways
So you better watch out

Someday, you're gonna need somebody
You better be careful
You might need my love someday
Hey, I'm telling you right now
Someday, you're gonna need somebody
You better believe me
You might need my love someday
Ohh...
Gonna wake up (early one morning)
Gonna wake up (one of these old days, yeah)
Gonna wake up (and find you need somebody)
Gonna wake up (gonna need my love someday)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Gonna wake up, wake up, wake up
Gonna wake up, wake up, wake up
Gonna wake up, wake up, wake up
Gonna wake up, wake up, wake up

Someday, you're gonna need somebody
You better be careful
You might need my love someday
Hey, I'm telling you right now
Someday you're gonna need somebody
You better believe me
You're gonna need my love someday
Ohh...

Gonna wake up
Gonna wake up
Gonna wake up
Gonna wake up
Gonna wake up, wake up, wake up
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh yeah)
Gonna wake up, wake up, wake up
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Gonna wake up, wake up, wake up
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh yeah)
Gonna wake up, wake up, wake up
Wake up...