IPod Classic won't turn on due to water damage, is there somewhere I can take it to recover the music files on it since they're not saved on my computer?

Please help, will lose thousands of songs if I can't save music files or turn on iPod, it's an iPod Classic Video.

If I'm reading your post correctly, you mean your iPod is not waking up from sleep properly? If your iPod's controls aren't functioning correctly, a software restore on your iPod is the recommended course of action, though doing so will wipe the contents of the iPod and requires a resync to your library.
Could you elaborate further on what the exact problem is, when it happens, what you're doing as a result, etc? Does it still play music when it's asleep? Does it wake up when plugged in to your computer or dock? All of this information can help us pinpoint the problem and offer a better solution.

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Try browsing here for info that might help:
http://www.apple.com/support/ipodclassic/
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