My Petition

[ti:My Petition] [ar:Kenny Rogers] [al:Water & Bridges] [by:季风网-【http://www.ip21.cn】] [offset:0] Artist：kenny rogers Songs Title：my petition 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