Petty change, there is a quarter
On the biking path
In Trinidad they'd think
It's treasure for sure
But over here it is just ignored
Since it's not worth more

It is worn from all the bikers
Running over it
And in a village
Out in Africa it might
Make some poor guy's day seem much more bright
Here it goes to waste
Anyways

Petty change is in the streets and in the malls
Cared about by nobody at all
Except young kids, in

Paraguay, there is a widening economic gap
Most of the property is possessed by the few
The rest of them would love to buy some food
With a cent or two

Petty change is what we leave and what they'd love
Foreign kids we don't think of
Are starving in Iraq

Because of shelling
And the bombing there are families
Whose lot is worse than
When their ruler was Saddam
Yes there are civilians
Whose house is gone, yet the war goes on

Penny saved's
A penny earned is what Ben Franklin said
Pick up the quarter and be grateful that you can
Since someone in Afghanistan
Wouldn't let it go
Yes, it's no

Petty change to those who need what they can get
We're lucky we can afford to bet
On things like the racetrack

Petty change is in the streets and in the malls
And picked up by nobody at all
Petty change