It’s as simple as seeing a penny on the ground. I always pick up a coin when I see one and check the date. This song looks at how life is constantly changing and the fact that some things never change. The band ran with this song and it took on a funky grove.

Lyrics

Saw a Penny
Johnny P. Johnson

I saw a penny laying on the ground
Picked it up, turned it around
Wondering when that penny was made
It said 1957 on the date

I think about all the things that changed
Since the day that penny was made
How quickly time goes by
As fast as the changing sky

Oh times they are changing
Lives are always rearranging

A ’57 Chevrolet
Was the car of its day
No CD players or cell phones
Just an option for an AM radio

Oh times they are changing
Lives are always rearranging
Some things have to change
While other things will remain the same
But our lives they’re always changing

Computers were a future thing
Humans did most everything
They’re supposed to save us time
So why are we still standing in line

Oh times they are changing
Our lives are rearranging
Some things will always change
While other things will remain the same
But our lives they’re always changing

Yes they’re changing
They’re changing
Yes our lives they’re always changing
Yes they’re changing