Jill Scott - My Petition Lyrics
You say you mean good for meBut you don't do itYou say you have a plan but you just don't go thru with itYou say you know the way to goAnd I should followBut all of your empty promisesLeave me hollowAnd ohHow do I trust youHow do I love youWhen youLie to me repeatedlyAnd ohHow do I have faith, in youWhen you just don't come thruLike you say you couldOh, say can you see (2x)You say that I'm wrong forStating my opinion to youYou say that I'm wrong and there'll be quiet consequences tooBut I know my rights babeThere'll be no law abridgingThe freedom of my speechOr the right for me to petition for a remedy of grievancesAnd I want to trust youI want to love yeahBut you lie to me repeatedlyAnd oh I want to have faith in youBut you just don't come thruLike you said you couldOh say can you seeHmmmI want fresh fruit, clean water,Air that I don't seeI want the feeling of being safe on my streetsI want my children to be smarter than meI want, I want to feelI want to feel, I want to feel freeFor real ya'llI'm just telling you so you knowI want to, I want to have faith in youI really do but you keep lying to meIt hurtsI believe, I believe you owe it meGive it to me like you said you wouldHmmmOh say can you seeHmmmOh say can you seeOohh say can you seeHmmmBy the dawn's early light
