John Mayer - Waiting lyrics

[Verse 1: Hendersin] We're reaping all the benefits Being treated like degenerates Until the shoe is on the other foot I would never just pretend it fits Nah It's really not my mission It's easier to speak than it is to really listen Easier to sit than it is to take a stand Before you take action you got to make a plan And It could be small Help somebody up when they fall Be on the other end of the line When they need a call If I give the man change and he buy alcohol Well Who am I to judge Keep us moving forward I'm just trying to nudge And I know you're probably going to ask why Might be a long shot But I have to try [Chorus: 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 everything that's going wrong With the world and those who lead it We just feel like we don't have the means To rise above and beat it So we keep waiting Waiting Waiting on the world to change We keep on waiting Waiting Waiting on the world to change We keep on waiting Waiting Waiting on the world to change We keep on waiting Waiting Waiting on the world to change [Verse 2: Hendersin] We've made our leaps and bounds And with my beats and sounds I'm going to try to spread peace around I'm going to try to be the person that I need to be I want to thank all of the people that believed in me Now Turn around Believe in yourself Take a look at what you got Your family Your health Be thankful for the memories Think on what you did You holding down a job Providing for your kid But I swear man Life just isn't fair man Eight hour shifts just sitting at a chair man Making all the money for the chairman Phil Collins for the night cause I can feel it in the air damn Racism's still alive You say it's better than it used to be But if I get stopped Well it still says a lot I got to worry about them shooting me [Chorus: 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 everything that's going wrong With the world and those who lead it We just feel like we don't have the means To rise above and beat it So we keep waiting Waiting Waiting on the world to change We keep on waiting Waiting Waiting on the world to change We keep on waiting Waiting Waiting on the world to change We keep on waiting Waiting Waiting on the world to change [Verse 3: Hendersin] I mean uh Sometimes It just feels crazy like There's just so much wrong with the world And you kind of feel like you can't change sh** Uhm I think personally for me You know growing up Being the only black kid Uh Ya know One of the only black kids around I faces a lot of racism A lot of prejudice Uhm And the way I was able to deal with it was Basically you know I didn't hold Uhm That against anyone You know If someone has a preconceived notion Or you know Stereotypes me Or is prejudice towards me Because of my skin color Uhm I can't really just change that by yelling at them Or being angry What I would just do And what I continue to do Is I just try to be the best me I can be I just be me Uhm And hopefully You know They'll learn and see that You know The sh** they were thinking before Isn't true Uhm And I think if I just do that And continue to do that It should help Uhm Because I know I really feel like There's so much sh** going on And sometimes you just get lost And like what the f** can I do But I just try to take it day by day Uhm Yeah