Waiting on the World to Change.(Lyrics: Today and Yesterday)

Writing!, February, 2008

Directions: Many songs reflect the time in which the songwriters live. Fans often take up the musicians' work as personal anthems. Read the lyrics to "The Times They Are A-Changin '" and "Waiting on the World to Change" (pages 4 and 5). On a separate piece of paper write a summary of the messages of the songs and how they fit into the culture in which they were written. Compare and contrast the themes of the lyrics.

Waiting on the World to Change

By John Mayer, 2006

Me and all my friends

We're all misunderstood

They say we stand for nothing and

There's ...