the waiting songyour basic average super star is singing about justice and peace and love i am glaring at the radio, swearing saying that's what i was afraid of the system gives you just enough to make you think that you see change they will sing you right to sleep and then they'll screw you just the same but i will wait, yes i'll wait for the truth they think i make a big deal about nothing but they still think i'm kinda cute they joke about the status quo to break the ice once the ice is broken i hope they all fall through because this is no joke to me they don't fool me with their acts of sensitivity they too shall pass just like everyone who's only here for my ass and i can't, oh i can't wait 'til they get their due baby i've only got a minute before i have to go a minute is all my life will ever allow let's grow old and die together let's do it now because you'll do the jobs no one else will do and you'll step aside and you will let me come through you have all my respect i'll leave it here when i go maybe i never told you, baby maybe you don't know but maybe if we wait, if we wait things will improve maybe we just wait and things will improve you know they've got to improve your basic average super star is singing about justice and peace and love i am glaring at the radio, swearing saying that's what i was afraid of the system gives you just enough to make you think that you see change they will sing you right to sleep and then they'll screw you just the same he says i know you have to go you have gone before we are fighting on two different fronts of the same war but no matter what else i will do i will wait for you © 1992 ani difranco / righteous babe music |