Waiting on the world to change?

When I first heard John Mayer's song Waiting on the World to Change, I didn't pay much attention to it. However, it seems that that song plays in my car every time I'm heading home from visiting the jail. Believing that there must be a reason for this, I began listening to the words. And in listening to the words, I became disheartened, disenchated, and drifted into a state of meloncholy. Here are some of the lyrics:

Now we see everything that's going on
With the world and those who lead it.
We just feel like we don't have the means
To rise above and beat it.

So we keep waiting.
Waiting on the world to change...

It's not that we don't care.
We just know that the fight ain't fair.
So we keep waiting.
Waiting on the world to change.

This is the sort of attitude that maintains the status quo, people. Even when a fight isn't fair, that doesn't mean it's not worth fighting for. The older folks have been lambasting my generation for ages because they say we're apathetic and don't stand for anything. Well, here's my message for all you 20- and 30-somethings. Caring isn't enough, regardless of whether Mr. Mayer agrees. Sure, the world sucks. Sure, there are many obstacles in our way and hurdles to overcome if you actually want to change the world. But waiting for the world to change on its own will accomplish nothing. Sitting idly by as a parade of horribles marches through our cities isn't going to make the world a better place. Wait all you want for the world to change, folks. But until you actually start actively trying to change whatever it is you find grotesque or offensive, all that waiting isn't going to do you a damned bit of good.