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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Four Tops
Performer
Levi Stubbs
Vocals
Abdul Fakir
Vocals
Renaldo Benson
Vocals
Lawrence Payton
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lamont Dozier
Composer
BRIAN HOLLAND
Composer
Eddie Holland
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lamont Dozier
Producer
BRIAN HOLLAND
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
All through this long and sleepless night
I hear my neighbors talking (She don't love him)
Saying that out of my life into another's arms
You'll soon be walking
[Chorus]
Somebody shake me
Wake me when it's over (When it's over)
Somebody tell me that I'm dreamin'
And wake me when it's over (When it's over)
[Verse 2]
They say our love ain't what it used to be
And everyone knows but me
I close my ears not wanting to hear
But the words are loud and clear
[Verse 3]
Through these walls so thin, I hear my neighbors when
They say (She don't love him, she don't love him)
They say my heart's in danger 'cause you're leaving me
For the love of a stranger
[Chorus]
Somebody shake me, come on, wake me, somebody
When it's over (When it's over)
And tell me that I'm dreamin'
And wake me when it's over (When it's over)
[Verse 4]
Girl, you're what my heart desires
My whole world, you've inspired
I can't bear to be losing you
'Cause I've loved you my whole life through
[Verse 5]
Restlessly, I pace the floor
Listening to my neighbors criticize
What a fool I am not to realize
You don't want me by your side
[Verse 6]
As the tears stream down my face
I can't believe I've been replaced
If I've ever, ever dreamed before
Somebody tell me I'm dreaming now
[Chorus]
And then shake me, wake me, somebody
When it's over (When it's over)
Somebody tell me, tell me that I'm dreamin'
And wake me when it's over (When it's over)
Come on and shake me, wake me, somebody
When it's over (When it's over)
Written by: Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier