Me and all my friends We're all misunderstood They say we stand for nothing There's no way we ever could Now the things gone wrong In a world and those who lead it We just feel like we don't have the means To rise above and beat it That's why we 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 you're standing at a distance So we keep waiting (waiting) Waiting on the world to change 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 That's why we 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 That's why we waiting (waiting) Waiting on the world to change That's why we waiting (waiting) Waiting on the world to change One day this generation Is going to rule the population That's why we waiting (waiting) Waiting on the world to change On the world to change Waiting on the world to change