Kenny Rogers My Petition

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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
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...