Change

Pennies or nickels or dimes
 We live in perilous times
 I don't ask you to treat me nice
 I'm not asking for friendly conversation
 I'm not asking for paradise
 All I'm asking for is change
 Hate me but don't kick my shins
 I'm where your kindness begins
 Please folks do not spend time with me
 I won't ask you to treat you like my mother
 I'm not asking for sympathy
 All I'm asking for is change
 Hate the government, kill the mayor
 It's not fair how lives evaporate
 Change the system that made us what we are
 I don't ask for hugs
 I just need money to buy more drugs
 And if you folks pay, I'll go away
 People walk by me with glee
 I am what they'll never be
 I don't ask you to tip your hat
 I don't ask you to notice what I'm wearing
 I could care less for things like that
 All I'm asking for is change
 Change
 Change
 Change
 Pennies
 Or nickels
 Or dimes
 We live in perilous times