As sweet solo-guitar track about how to turn pennies found laying on the ground into "magic pennies".

Pennies From Parking Lots

Chet Nichols

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This is a song I dedicate to my Grandfather who used to pick-up lost pennies he'd see on the ground. Once he picked them up, he would smile, give them a kiss, make a wish and then slide them in his boots or shoes. When I Read more

This is a song I dedicate to my Grandfather who used to pick-up lost pennies he'd see on the ground. Once he picked them up, he would smile, give them a kiss, make a wish and then slide them in his boots or shoes. When I asked him why he did that, he told me why. Then I asked him, "How do you know that your wishes come true", and he said to me, "Chester, YOU are all the proof I need to know that my wishes come true".

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This is my grandfather. My mom's dad. I wrote this song for him. I'd see him stop and pick up a penny, look at it, brush it off, give it a kiss, make a wish and put it in his shoe. I asked him why he put it in his shoe and he said, all too often, there would be a whole in his pant pockets and he'd lose the penny. I asked him how he knew his wishes would come true and he put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Chester, you are the all the proof I need to see and believe".

"Pennies From Parking Lots”

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Music and Lyrics by Chester (Chet) Nichols, Jr (ASCAP)

Arranged, produced, recording, arranging, mixing, mastering, vocals and all instrumentation by Chester Nichols, Jr.

Copyrights 2024 by Chester Nichols, Jr (ASCAP) & Magic Garage Music : Publisher (ASCAP) 

URL: http://www.chetnichols.net

Email::  MagicGarageMusic@protonmail.com 

ChetNichols@me.com  :: chet@chetnichols.net

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 

   

VERSE 1

We followed Grandfather down to the river

He said he had a secret that he wanted to share                                

Our eyes grew wide with anticipation                                             

As he made copper coins appear from thin air ... they were...

CHORUS 

Pennies, pennies he found in parking lots

He would pick them up 

And make a wish

And slide them in his shoes

They were magical pennies

Making his dreams come true…                                

VERSE 2

He said, “Close your eyes and go over ever detail

When you make a wish you hope might come true

And picture in your heart who the wish is really good for                          

Or you might wind up with only holes in your shoes”

CHORUS 

Pennies, pennies he found in parking lots

He would pick them up 

And make a wish

And slide them in his shoes

They were magical pennies

Making his dreams come true…     

BRIDGE

My little brother who was always a Doubting Thomas                             

Said, “How do you know you’ll really get the wish you need?”                

Grandpa stood up and spread his arms wide                                  

And said, “Children, you are all the proof I need to believe” ... in those...           

CHORUS 

Pennies, pennies he found in parking lots

He would pick them up 

And make a wish

And slide them in his shoes

They were magical pennies

Making his dreams come true…     

And to this day I’ve got to say

That I’m believing, too, In the magical pennies

Making my dreams come true

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ALL SONGS and INSTRUMENTALS are Copyrighted © 2025(including various/all other dates) ® by Chester Nichols, Jr (ASCAP) & Magic Garage Music (ASCAP)

ALL GLOBAL RIGHTS and BEYOND ARE STRICTLY RESERVED. 

This/these song(s) or any portion thereof (lyrics, music, samples, vocals - etc.) may NOT be reproduced/copied/re-formatted/re-edited/sampled in any form or media, distributed, transmitted, downloaded, shared or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the writer and the publisher. This especially refers to ANY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) Manipulation, Sampling, Re-editing, Re-recording or re-use of any part of these songs or instrumentals or vocal, in ANYWAY, is STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

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