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My friend ABBIE THOMAS wrote this song for her daughter Penny as the Ukraine war began.

It's beautiful.

The video is her entry in the #NPR #TinyDeskConcert series.

The moving lyrics are in the thread.

So glad the #Ukraine aid package is moving along!

#SpoutingClassicss #LaidbackTracks
Abbie Thomas & The Crazy Hearts // "Lucky Penny" // 2024 NPR Tiny Desk Contest // #npr #tinydesk - YouTube

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How lucky am I, to be cozy in my sheets
Your cold toes, touching my warm feet
How thankful am I, that a baby cried
At 2:00 AM, I get to rock her asleep

And when I look at the big picture
The little things mean more
I could wake up to the sounds of war
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Why do get to keep my lucky Penny
While other moms make their babies board a train
Why do I get to hold my little baby
While fathers have send theirs away

There’s a war across the ocean
Because one mad man had the notion
To play a little game of I, me, mine
Maybe he didn’t have a mom like I
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And when I look at the big picture
My eyes fill with tears
Why do monsters get to rule with fists and fear

Why do I get to keep my lucky Penny
While other moms make their babies board a train
Why do I get to hold my little baby
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While fathers have to send theirs away, away
I don’t know what I did, to deserve all I got

All I know is that I am thankful
For the freedom to hold on
Hold on to my lucky Penny
And never have to say goodbye
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‘cause we’re safe and sound in our homeland
While other moms and daughters have to try
Try not
to die
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