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Wake Me Up Martha

by Andy Revkin

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A new tune about tossing the phone once in awhile.

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Wake Me Up Martha © 2024 Andy Revkin

When I woke up this morning, it seemed like any day.
Downed my coffee, fed the dog, munched my PBJ.

Then things got weird in a hurry as I scrolled on through the news.
The deeper that I dug and read the more I was confused.

Pundits weren’t yelling. I even swear that some agreed.
Armies weren’t bombing. All I saw was harmony.
Oceans weren’t boiling. Ripe fruit in every tree.

There’s just no way on planet Earth this was reality.

chorus
Wake me up, Martha, get me out of this dream.
Wake me up Martha, this can’t be what it seems.

Wake me up Martha, this must be fake news.
Please wake me up, good times give me the blues.

I need conflict with my caffeine to charge my battery.
Without the tug of us and them, then who the hell are we?

The naked ape within us evolved to fight or flee.
There’s just no way on planet Earth this is reality.

chorus
Wake me up, Martha, get me out of this dream.
Wake me up Martha, this can’t be what it seems.

Wake me up Martha, this must be fake news.
Please wake me up, good times give me the blues.


Woke up the next morning, it seemed like any day.
Downed my coffee, fed the dog and munched my PBJ.

But I tossed my phone in a drawer as I walked out the front door.
I figured maybe just this time I’d see what life is for.

I checked in on a neighbor. She thanked me for my time.
Debated with the barber, But we got along just fine.
Recycled some old bottles, I even got a dime.

I’ve got to say there’s something here, this real life is worth trying.

modified chorus
Don’t wake me up, Martha, this is not some dream.
Don’t wake me up Martha, life can be what it seems.

Don’t wake me up Martha, this is not fake news.
Don’t wake me up, each day is what we choose.

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released March 24, 2024

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Andy Revkin Lamoine, Maine

Best known for his environmental journalism and books, Andy Revkin has long been a performing songwriter (here seen on the Clearwater; photo by Susan English).

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