I was born in a religious town

That had a very good name

Everybody wore their faith around

Like a ball and chain

People living so carefully

Trying to keep the image clean

But underneath all the sanctity

Things were not what they seemed oh no

Salvation was nice and neat

It had four little laws

And that arrangement was fine with me

'Cause it didn't really cost nothin'

But something that I read in my Bible one day

Really shook my world

Jesus was talking about Pharisees

He was talking about me

So I fell to my knees and said

Shake me to wake me

I've been living too long in this fantasy

Shake me to wake me

Got to strip this man of mediocrity

Sometimes when my heart is proud

I get full of myself

Self-righteousness will bring you down

I ain't better than nobody else

Other times I drink the wine of complacency

I get comfortable lackadaisical so cynical

So I call to my Lord and say

Shake me to wake me

I've been living too long within this fantasy

Shake me to wake me

You've got to strip this man of mediocrity

You were born in a religious town

That had a very good name

You were wearing your faith around

Like a ball and chain

You've been living so carefully

Trying to keep the image clean

But Jesus is talking about Pharisees

About you and me

You better fall to your knees and say

Shake me to wake me

I've been living too long within this fantasy

Shake me to wake me

You've got to strip this man of mediocrity

Shake me to wake me

I've been living too long within this fantasy

Shake me to wake me

I been sleeping too long put some fire in me

Put some fire in me

Oh You got to shake me

Oh You got to wake me Lord

Lost in a fantasy