26 Cents

(Steve Wilkinson/William Wallace) She sat alone on a bus out of Beaumont The courage of just 18 years A penny and quarter were taped to a letter And momma's goodbye in her ears She watched as her high school faded behind her And the house with the white picket fence Then she read the note that her momma had wrote Wrapped up with 26 cents When you get lonely, call me Anytime at all and I'll be there with you, always Anywhere at all There's nothing I've got that I wouldn't give And money is never enough Here's a penny for your thoughts A quarter for the call And all of your momma's love A penny and a quarter buys a whole lot of nothing Taped to an old wrinkled note And when she didn't have much she had all momma's love Inside that old envelope When you get lonely, call me Anytime at all and I'll be there with you, always Anywhere at all There's nothing I've got that I wouldn't give And money is never enough Here's a penny for your thoughts A quarter for the call And all of your momma's love Oh its been years since momma's been gone But when she holds the coins she feels her love just as strong When you get lonely, call