John Mayer — Waiting on the World to Change 2008

[Intro: Barack Obama] There's something happening when Americans who are young in age and in spirit, who've never participated in politics before, turn out in numbers we have never seen because they know in their hearts, that this time must be different [Verse 1: John Mayer] Me and all my friends We're all misunderstood They say we stand for nothing and There's no way we ever could Now we see evеrything that's going wrong With the world and those who lead it Wе just feel like we don't have the means To rise above and beat it [Chorus: John Mayer] So we keep waiting (Waiting) Waiting on the world to change We keep on waiting (Waiting) Waiting on the world to change It's hard to beat the system When we're standing at a distance So we keep waiting (Waiting) Waiting on the world to change [Verse 2: John Mayer] Now if we had the power To bring our neighbors home from war They would have never missed a Christmas No more ribbons on their door But when you trust your television What you get is what you got 'Cause when they own the information, oh They can bend it all they want [Chorus: John Mayer] That's why we're waiting (Waiting) Waiting on the world to change We keep on waiting (Waiting) Waiting on the world to change It's not that we don't care We just know that the fight ain't fair So we keep on waiting (Waiting) Waiting on the world to change [Guitar Solo] [Spoken: Barack Obama] What gives me the most hope is the next generation - the young people whose attitudes and beliefs and the openness to change have already made history in this election [Chorus: John Mayer] And we're still waiting (Waiting) Waiting on the world to change We keep on waiting (Waiting) Waiting on the world to change One day our generation Is gonna rule the population So we keep on waiting (Waiting) Waiting on the world to change [Post-Chorus: John Mayer] Now we keep on waiting (Waiting) Waiting on the world to change We keep on waiting (Waiting) Waiting on the world to change Waiting on the world to change Waiting on the world to change Waiting on the world to change [Outro: Barack Obama & Crowd] We want change We want change We want change We want change We want change That's what's happening in America right now. Change is what's happening in America