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Are you sleeping Brother John If you feel like weeping Brother John Please won't you hear me Brother John Just wait and see Brother John Can't you see by the will of your hand You can give it a try and just name your price And everybody in this rock & roll band Don't wanna preach don't wanna give advice But the music's playing and all we're saying Is come along and jam And it's hard to be believed what can be achieved With an outstretched hand Are you sleeping Brother John If you feel like weeping Brother John Please won't you hear me Brother John Just wait and see Brother John Take a walk through the rest of your life Until you dare to take it step by step (Positively) till you make it yours Now tell me what's left Is it really you and you when you gotta know That things can change Just a pair of little eyes inside your head That make you rearrange Are you sleeping Brother John If you feel like weeping Brother John Please won't you hear me Brother John Just wait and see Brother John The things that hurt just won't go away But neither will we Doesn't really matter either way cause you're all you need To set yourself free It may sound hard but it's just a start To ride that wind And you ain't Peter Pan you're just a man You'll get there again Are you sleeping Brother John If you feel like weeping Brother John Please won't you hear me Brother John Just wait and see Brother John Are you sleeping Brother John If you feel like weeping Brother John Please won't you hear me Brother John Just wait and see Brother John Just wait and see Just wait and see Just wait and see Just wait and see Are you guys ready to play follow the leader? Just wait and see Just wait and see Just wait and see Just wait and see Hush little baby, now don't say a word Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird And if that mockingbird don't sing Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring And if that diamond ring don't shine Papa's gonna buy you a bottle of wine And when that bottle of wine gets done Papa's gonna buy you a BB gun Papa's gonna show you what it's all about Or you're gonna shoot your own eye out... Hey hey hey hey... Hey hey hey hey... Hey hey hey hey... Hey hey hey hey... Won't you rise and shine Won't you rise and shine Won't you rise and shine Won't you rise and shine Won't you rise and shine Won't you rise and shine Won't you rise and shine Won't you wait and see © 1994 Blues Traveler Publishing Corporation |
First release: four Released: 09/13/1994 Other recordings of "Brother John": When the Lights Go Down, 1994 Jones for the Blues, 1994 Run-Around, 1994 Blues Traveler 95', 1995 Independence Day - Set One, 1996 Live: Thinnest Of Air, 2003 |
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Are you sleeping/Brother John The English version of the first two lines of the traditional French lullaby "Frère Jacques":Peter PanThe "Brother John" referred to in this song is Bobby's brother, Jonathan Sheehan. Jonathan composed the poem "Of Travelers And Thieves" that can be seen in the liner notes of Travelers & Thieves. He is also the "J. Sheehan" that "Pretty Angry" is dedicated to on Bridge. According to the Official FAQ: Another reference to Peter Pan. See "I Have My Moments". As with some other Peter Pan references (see "Hook"), there is a secondary twist - in the family that Peter visits, the middle brother is named John. |
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