Does coffee actually help to wake someone up, or is it just a mind over matter type deal?

I heard once that coffee actually doesn't do anything to make someone more alert, and it was just one believing it did.

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I read somewhere that you would wake up faster and feel better by consuming a 12 oz glass of water and 4 oz of orange juice.