My Petition Lyrics - Kenny Rogers

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?" 

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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 neighbor's names 

I kept readin' and 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 daddys 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 jacket 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 

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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 daddys 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