I'm picking up the pennies that I find cuz I think they'll help me You know superstitions don't ever let you down Maybe Bank Of America will want them Are they still more valuable with their heads up I'm learning how to get by, I'm learning to let go I'm learning that I don't always live by my ideals Maybe I could enlist in the army I'll take a steady paycheck from our history I don't want to hear that I will never be alone From the moment that we're born Until the moment we make friends We're wearing outstretched hands I'm picking myself up by my dirty bootstraps I heard superstitions won't ever let you down Inside a higher place is where I put my hands out You know I haven't left that place in at least a decade Decades upon decades of foreign involvement At home the children drill their safety in case of bomb threats Bedroom sheets pair so well with our feelings All I need is something to cover me