Brown Paper Sack

Good news, a final notice
No power if you cant pay
We've given you extensions
We need the money today.

Knock, Knock. Its me, forclosure.
On this place that you call home.
and, oh, we've deactivated
your brand new razor phone.

Hey, we need your car,
since you owe us so much money.
We don't know how you'll fill
your daughters tiny tummy.

All you have is each other,
and the clothes on your back,
and everything you can fit
in a brown paper sack.

We don't care where you sleep tonight,
Do you have any family or friends?
Don't bother going to the bank,
to you they just wont lend.

You have a dollar in your pocket,
and your daughters tummy growls.
You walk into a gas station,
and the wind begins to howl.

You don't have much money,
but something catches your eye.
A man has dropped a quarter,
when your baby picks it up, you cry

She says, Excuse me, mister,
But this belongs to you,
and though we really need it,
its the right thing to do.

The man reached down to grab it,
but instead whispers in her ear,
he tells her something that makes her smile
that you just cant seem to hear.

He hands her something quickly,
she put it in her pocket.
Then she brought to me
a small golden locket.

And when I opened it up,
the tears begin to flow.
Because folded up inside,
was a neatly written note.

I know you need this more than me
Keep it close to you
It will keep you safe
and you'll know what to do.

Though it means the world to me,
My grandmothers golden locket.
what will mean the most to you
is in your daughters pocket.

you reach toward your daughter,
wondering what he gave her
And unfold a lottery ticket,
that won in todays paper.