Lucky Penny

I didn't find a lucky penny

so I flipped it over

and left it for someone else to find

and a dime just in time

for the little kid behind me

to pick it up and yell,

hey mom, I found a dime

then I turned around the corner

and I dropped another dollar

just in case the street needed some more cash

in the end, I made it home

with nothing in my pockets

except some cigarettes and some stones

I pick them up when I go walking

some are shiny, all are dirty

some are just pebbles that might grow up to be stones

as an adult, no one can stop you

from getting your hands dirty

when you're walking home alone

then I saw a little black cat

cross the street before a fast cab

flashed and disappeared into the night

he glanced back with understanding

of a future life impending

and we both knew it wasn't his time yet

I didn't find a lucky penny

so I flipped it over

and left it for someone else to find

and a dime just in time

for the little kid behind me

to pick it up and yell,

hey mom, I found a dime...