Artist：kenny rogersSongs Title：my petitionI just sat down to watch the game when I heard the doorbell ringAn＇ I wondered who in the world it could beThrough the peephole, all that I saw thereWas a crooked cap on curly hair an＇ some kid squintin＇ back at meI 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 timeAn＇ your name here on the dotted lineCould you sign my petition?＂Had a spiral notebook in his handHanded me a chewed up penAn＇ I ask you: ＂What am I signin＇ up for.＂I scrolled down that wrinkled pageSaw a couple of neighbors namesI kept readin＇, then I sat down on the porchIt was a letter to the PresidentWith a list that numbered one to ten.It said: ＂Make a law where Daddy＇s don＇t work lateKeep Uncle Joe an＇ those soldiers safeGive those kids on TV all they want to eatPut a stop to bullies on the busNo crime, no waits, no hate, no drugsGive 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 timeI headed back inside, grabbed my beerAn＇ got back to the gameThought: ＂By now that boy he＇s three doors down＂Here I am just sittin＇ roundWaitin＇ on the world to change.＂Must＇ve blocked the whole game outAll that I could think about was.＂Make a law where Daddy＇s don＇t work lateKeep Uncle Joe an＇ those soldiers safeGive those kids on TV all they want to eatPut a stop to bullies on the busNo crime, no waits, no hate, no drugsGive 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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Kenneth Donald Rogers (Houston, Texas; 21 de agosto de 1938-Sandy Springs, Georgia; 20 de marzo de 2020), conocido como Kenny Rogers, fue un cantautor y actor estadounidense, considerado una leyenda de la música country. Vendió más de 100 millones de discos…
