Heavy steps on drunken feet
Join jazz beats
Wake me from my sleep
Now knowing the mess
Of death
Homes no longer possessed
I long for laughter’s flight
Pouring out with doorway light
Into a warm Louisiana night
My ache finds it’s heart
Safely here, this world apart
Like a shiny penny tossed
I have arrived with nothing lost
My luck in placid water stands
And grants my wishes where it lands
That tonight may come a melody
That brings my peace to those in need
May these pennies bring sweet dreams tonight
In the darkness of New Orlean’s plight