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Waiting on the World to Change (3:20)

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“Waiting on the World to Change” is the first single released from John Mayer’s 2006 studio album, Continuum. The song enjoyed commercial success as a single and won the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards. Because of its theme of discontent and hope, it quickly came into demand in a variety of television programs, charity benefits, and other events.
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Me and all my friends
We're all misunderstood
They say we stand for nothing
And there's no way we ever could

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  • caiofcmurata

    Love it so much, omg

    8 May 7:14pm Reply

  • david-jabbour

    "It's not that we don't care. We just know that the fight ain't fair."

    6 May 5:41am Reply

  • david-jabbour

    "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."

    6 May 5:40am Reply

  • scream58cork

    Obama version out of favour?

    27 Apr 5:33pm Reply

  • DiogoGoisPessoa

    top!

    6 Apr 3:56am Reply

  • SoPoor

    我家网有问题吗，网页都开不了T T

    10 Mar 2:43am Reply

  • Alexander1427

    We keep on waitin', waitin' on the world to change!

    6 Mar 11:02pm Reply

  • Tompiva

    John Mayer e suas musicas tops

    28 Feb 2:23pm Reply

  • Monade2010

    ♪ ♥ ♫¸¸.• (◕ ‿ ◕) •.¸¸ ♫ ♥

    16 Feb 2:20pm Reply

  • ladyinskyblue

    Have to like this one, even if you're not a John Mayer fan! [2]

    5 Feb 3:34am Reply

  • holyground343

    i love this song:)

    18 Jan 11:37pm Reply

  • bianca_lg_xx

    ♥♥♥♥♥♥ I love john mayer and this beautiful song

    12 Dec 2012 Reply

  • Fluxmasta

    never heard the obama mix before - wish this was the one on the radio

    16 Nov 2012 Reply

  • geeorginaa

    This album is GOLD. He's gold.

    9 Nov 2012 Reply

  • Just_forme

    great!

    12 Oct 2012 Reply

  • feelfearless

    <3

    7 Oct 2012 Reply

  • metalprincess6

    sounds great

    2 Sep 2012 Reply

  • Monade2010

    b e a u t i ✿•.¸✿¸• .♥¸.° ƸӜƷ ° .♥¸. .✿•.¸✿¸• f u l

    11 Aug 2012 Reply

  • sharv11

    Have to like this one, even if you're not a John Mayer fan!

    10 Aug 2012 Reply

  • LallinaA

    PLEASE DON'T READ THIS. YOU WILL BE KISSED ON THE NEAREST POSSIBLE FRIDAY BY THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE.TOMORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. NOW YOU'VE STARTED READING THIS. DON'T STOP. THIS IS SO FREAKY. 1. say your name 10 times 2. say your mom's name 5 times 3. say your crushes name 3 times 4. paste this to 4 other songs. if you do this, your crush will kiss you on the nearest Friday. but if you read this and do not paste this, then you will have very bad luck. SEND THIS TO 5 SONGS IN 143 MINUTES. WHEN YOU'RE DONE PRESS F6 AND YOUR CRUSH'S NAME WILL APPEAR IN BIG LETTERS ON THE SCREEN. THIS IS SO FREAKY BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORK

    25 Jul 2012 Reply
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