My Petition

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I just sat down to watch the game when I heard the doorbell ring And I wondered who in the world it could be Through the peephole all that I saw there Was a crooked cap on curly hair and some kid squinting back at me I said If you're selling something well I ain't buying nothing But I appreciate you stopping by Said I ain't asking for a dime just a minute of your time And 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 And I ask you What am I signing up for I scrolled down that wrinkled page Saw a couple of neighbors names I kept reading 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 and 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 And got back to the game Thought By now that boy he's three doors down Here I am just sitting round Waiting 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 and 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 And 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 fixing The world with his petition