Song | My Petition |
Artist | Kenny Rogers |
Album | Water & Bridges |
[00:01.29] | Artist:kenny rogers |
[00:02.36] | Songs Title:my petition |
[00:03.67] | |
[00:21.08] | I just sat down to watch the game when I heard the doorbell ring |
[00:27.26] | |
[00:29.52] | An' I wondered who in the world it could be |
[00:34.64] | Through the peephole, all that I saw there |
[00:38.40] | Was a crooked cap on curly hair an' some kid squintin' back at me |
[00:45.15] | |
[00:47.20] | I said, "If you're sellin' somethin', well, I ain't buyin' nothin' |
[00:56.02] | But I appreciate you stoppin' by." |
[00:58.83] | |
[01:00.77] | Said: "I ain't askin' for a dime, just a minute of your time |
[01:05.95] | |
[01:08.26] | An' your name here on the dotted line |
[01:11.64] | |
[01:13.58] | Could you sign my petition?" |
[01:15.35] | |
[01:22.29] | Had a spiral notebook in his hand |
[01:26.66] | Handed me a chewed up pen |
[01:28.41] | |
[01:30.22] | An' I ask you: "What am I signin' up for." |
[01:34.42] | |
[01:35.67] | I scrolled down that wrinkled page |
[01:37.51] | |
[01:39.26] | Saw a couple of neighbors names |
[01:41.20] | |
[01:41.94] | I kept readin', then I sat down on the porch |
[01:46.07] | |
[01:49.13] | It was a letter to the President |
[01:51.26] | |
[01:52.00] | With a list that numbered one to ten. |
[01:54.82] | |
[01:55.63] | It said: "Make a law where Daddy's don't work late |
[01:59.69] | Keep Uncle Joe an' those soldiers safe |
[02:02.38] | |
[02:03.26] | Give those kids on TV all they want to eat |
[02:06.70] | |
[02:09.82] | Put a stop to bullies on the bus |
[02:11.95] | |
[02:12.94] | No crime, no waits, no hate, no drugs |
[02:15.51] | |
[02:16.69] | Give a blanket and a job to people on the street." |
[02:21.13] | |
[02:22.26] | I said: "Son, sounds like a world I'd like to live in." |
[02:27.01] | |
[02:27.90] | And I signed his petition. |
[02:28.17] | |
[02:37.22] | He thanked me for my time |
[02:40.34] | I headed back inside, grabbed my beer |
[02:43.46] | |
[02:45.95] | An' got back to the game |
[02:50.40] | Thought: "By now that boy he's three doors down |
[02:54.96] | "Here I am just sittin' round |
[02:58.09] | Waitin' on the world to change." |
[03:01.15] | |
[03:04.07] | Must've blocked the whole game out |
[03:06.77] | |
[03:08.14] | All that I could think about was. |
[03:10.39] | |
[03:11.08] | "Make a law where Daddy's don't work late |
[03:14.72] | Keep Uncle Joe an' those soldiers safe |
[03:17.16] | |
[03:18.09] | Give those kids on TV all they want to eat |
[03:21.72] | |
[03:25.91] | Put a stop to bullies on the bus |
[03:27.85] | No crime, no waits, no hate, no drugs |
[03:30.16] | |
[03:31.72] | Give a blanket and a job to people on the street." |
[03:35.22] | |
[03:36.72] | An' I thought: "Man, ain't that a place I'd like to live in." |
[03:41.66] | |
[03:43.78] | And I thank God for that boy that's out there fixin' |
[03:47.66] | |
[03:50.16] | The world with his petition... |
[00:01.29] | Artist: kenny rogers |
[00:02.36] | Songs Title: my petition |
[00:03.67] | |
[00:21.08] | I just sat down to watch the game when I heard the doorbell ring |
[00:27.26] | |
[00:29.52] | An I wondered who in the world it could be |
[00:34.64] | Through the peephole, all that I saw there |
[00:38.40] | Was a crooked cap on curly hair an some kid squintin back at me |
[00:45.15] | |
[00:47.20] | I said, If you re sellin somethin, well, I ain t buyin nothin |
[00:56.02] | But I appreciate you stoppin by. |
[00:58.83] | |
[01:00.77] | Said: I ain t askin for a dime, just a minute of your time |
[01:05.95] | |
[01:08.26] | An your name here on the dotted line |
[01:11.64] | |
[01:13.58] | Could you sign my petition? |
[01:15.35] | |
[01:22.29] | Had a spiral notebook in his hand |
[01:26.66] | Handed me a chewed up pen |
[01:28.41] | |
[01:30.22] | An I ask you: What am I signin up for. |
[01:34.42] | |
[01:35.67] | I scrolled down that wrinkled page |
[01:37.51] | |
[01:39.26] | Saw a couple of neighbors names |
[01:41.20] | |
[01:41.94] | I kept readin, then I sat down on the porch |
[01:46.07] | |
[01:49.13] | It was a letter to the President |
[01:51.26] | |
[01:52.00] | With a list that numbered one to ten. |
[01:54.82] | |
[01:55.63] | It said: Make a law where Daddy s don t work late |
[01:59.69] | Keep Uncle Joe an those soldiers safe |
[02:02.38] | |
[02:03.26] | Give those kids on TV all they want to eat |
[02:06.70] | |
[02:09.82] | Put a stop to bullies on the bus |
[02:11.95] | |
[02:12.94] | No crime, no waits, no hate, no drugs |
[02:15.51] | |
[02:16.69] | Give a blanket and a job to people on the street. |
[02:21.13] | |
[02:22.26] | I said: Son, sounds like a world I d like to live in. |
[02:27.01] | |
[02:27.90] | And I signed his petition. |
[02:28.17] | |
[02:37.22] | He thanked me for my time |
[02:40.34] | I headed back inside, grabbed my beer |
[02:43.46] | |
[02:45.95] | An got back to the game |
[02:50.40] | Thought: By now that boy he s three doors down |
[02:54.96] | Here I am just sittin round |
[02:58.09] | Waitin on the world to change. |
[03:01.15] | |
[03:04.07] | Must ve blocked the whole game out |
[03:06.77] | |
[03:08.14] | All that I could think about was. |
[03:10.39] | |
[03:11.08] | Make a law where Daddy s don t work late |
[03:14.72] | Keep Uncle Joe an those soldiers safe |
[03:17.16] | |
[03:18.09] | Give those kids on TV all they want to eat |
[03:21.72] | |
[03:25.91] | Put a stop to bullies on the bus |
[03:27.85] | No crime, no waits, no hate, no drugs |
[03:30.16] | |
[03:31.72] | Give a blanket and a job to people on the street. |
[03:35.22] | |
[03:36.72] | An I thought: Man, ain t that a place I d like to live in. |
[03:41.66] | |
[03:43.78] | And I thank God for that boy that s out there fixin |
[03:47.66] | |
[03:50.16] | The world with his petition... |