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Jill Scott - My Petition Lyrics - Zortam Music
Song:My Petition
Album:Beautifully HumanGenres:R&B
Year: Length:274 sec

Lyricist: Jill Scott

Lyrics:

You say you mean good for me, but you don't do it
You say you have a plan, but you just don't go through with it
You say you know the way to go and I should follow
But all of your empty promises leave me hollow

And, oh, how do I trust you?
How do I love you when you lie to me repeatedly?
And, oh, how do I have faith in you
When you just don't come through
Like you said you could?
Oh, say, can you see? (Oh, say can you see?)

You say that I'm wrong for stating my opinion to you
You say that I'm wrong and there'll be quiet consequences too
But I know my rights, babe, there'll be no law abridging
The freedom of my speech
Or the right for me to petition for a remedy of grievances

And I wanna trust you
I wanna love you, yeah
But you lie to me repeatedly
And, oh, I wanna have faith in you
But you just don't come through
Like you said you could (Like you said you could)
Oh, say, can you see? Mm (Say can you see?)

I want fresh food, clean water, air that I don't see
I want the feeling of being safe on my streets
I want my children to be smarter than me
I, I want, I want to feel
I wanna feel, I wanna feel free
For real, y'all, I'm just telling you so you know
I wanna, I wanna have faith in you
I really do, but you keep lying to me and it hurts
I believe, I believe you owe it me
Give it to me like you said you would

Hm
Oh, say, can you see?
Hm-mm
Oh, say, can you see?
Oh, say, can you see?
Hm-mm
By the dawn's early light




 

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