Greenhorn dreams of salty seas

Of maidens fair and lovely

Who beckon and call from emerald walls 

Of cities far and strange



Greenhorn hears melodies

From mountaintops and low valleys

Of chimney smoke and Easter's hope

And love not lost in vain



I wanna wake up in the morning

(Wake up in the morning)

Wake and look into your eyes

Wake up in the morning

Wake and look into your eyes



Before I see the world

Under darkening skies

Gonna wake up in the morning

Wake and look into your eyes



Greenhorn feels the cold winds blow

Now he knows it's time to go

Now he longs for open roads

He longs to leave the pines



And leave he will with a tearful eye

But he won't stop to wave goodbye

He won't stop to look behind

On just what used to be



I wanna wake up in the morning

(Wake up in the morning)

Wake and look into your eyes

Wake up in the morning

Wake and look into your eyes



Before I see the world

Under darkening skies

I wanna wake up in the morning

Wake and look into your eyes



Days to years

Child to man

Lonely fears

She understands



Ah, ah, ah



I wanna wake up in the morning

(Wake up in the morning)

Wake and look into your eyes

Wake up in the morning

Wake and look into your eyes



Before I see the world

Under darkening skies

I wanna wake up in the morning

Wake and look into your eyes



I wanna wake up in the morning

(Wake up in the morning)

Wake up in the morning

(Wake up in the morning)

Wake up in the morning

Wake and look into your eyes