Waiting for a Change

Fashion plates and running mates and people in the news
Social snipers gossip vipers keep the facts confused
Horoscopes and punks on dope and students with demands
Heads of state communicate but never reach a plan

Now you show me the man
That says he understands about everything
'Cause issues and answers are far too advanced for me
I'm checking the files for the last time I smiled about anything
And joining a movement with hopes to improve my scene.

But now I'm waiting for the change
Oh I've been waiting for the change
I've been waiting for the change
Waiting so long.

Bedroom floggers status joggers those who exercise
Jesus vendors sex offenders kings of merchandise
Auto workers soda jerkers man out on the street
Lady killers pompous pillars of society

But you show me the man
That says he understands about everything
'Cause issues and answers are far too advanced for me
I'm checking the files for the last time I smiled about anything
I'm joining a movement with hopes to improve my scene.

But now I'm waiting for the change
Oh I've been waiting for the change
I've been waiting for the change
Waiting so long.

'Cause I'm tired of seeing the mediocre become the medium
And I'm tired of being treated like I was blind and deaf and dumb
And I'm tired of hearing what someone's doing when nothing's being done
And I'm tired of being tired and I'm not the only one
No, no, no

Prayer less preachers, thoughtless teachers fail to educate
Time commanders mind expanders still hallucinate
Politicians, expeditions to the south of France
Three-time losers trying to prove they're worth just one more chance

But now I'm waiting for the change
Oh I've been waiting for the change
I've been waiting for the change
Waiting so long.