Kenny Rogers – My Petition Lyrics  Share

From Kenny Rogers's album: Water & Bridges

I just sat down to watch the game when I heard the doorbell ring
An^, I wondered who in the world it could be
Through the peephole, all that I saw there
Was a crooked cap on curly hair an^, some kid squintin^, back at me
I said, "If you^,re sellin^, somethin^,, well, I ain^,t buyin^, nothin^,
But I appreciate you stoppin^, by."
Said: "I ain^,t askin^, for a dime, just a minute of your time
An^, your name here on the dotted line
Could you sign my petition?"

Had a spiral notebook in his hand
Handed me a chewed up pen
An^, I ask you: "What am I signin^, up for."
I scrolled down that wrinkled page
Saw a couple of neighbors names
I kept readin^,, then I sat down on the porch
It was a letter to the President
With a list that numbered one to ten.

It said: "Make a law where Daddy^,s don^,t work late
Keep Uncle Joe an^, those soldiers safe
Give those kids on TV all they want to eat
Put a stop to bullies on the bus
No crime, no waits, no hate, no drugs
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Give a blanket and a job to people on the street."
I said: "Son, sounds like a world I^,d like to live in."
And I signed his petition.

He thanked me for my time
I headed back inside, grabbed my beer
An^, got back to the game
Thought: "By now that boy he^,s three doors down
"Here I am just sittin^, round
Waitin^, on the world to change."
Must^,ve blocked the whole game out
All that I could think about was.

"Make a law where Daddy^,s don^,t work late
Keep Uncle Joe an^, those soldiers safe
Give those kids on TV all they want to eat
Put a stop to bullies on the bus
No crime, no waits, no hate, no drugs
Give a blanket and a job to people on the street."
An^, I thought: "Man, ain^,t that a place I^,d like to live in."
And I thank God for that boy that^,s out there fixin^,
The world with his petition...
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