"Waiting on the World to Change"

The song that I feel reflects American life in 2011 is Waiting on the World to Change by John Mayer. This song reflects American life in 2011 because it shows that all of us are just sitting here waiting for change. It shows how we have lack of faith in the government.
"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"
It reflects the opinion that we just sat back and let 9/11 happen instead of taking the action necessary to prevent it. Instead of "waiting on the world to change" we need to take action and change the world.