50/50

Flip a penny with hopes high

To catch just a glimpse of Mr. Abe's head

Cause, "If a penny is heads up, it brings good luck"

But flipping a coin is only 50/50

We know which side is good and which side is bad

Half the time you're lucky, the other half ... 

You're wishing you'd never fumbled through all that extra change

So, maybe better to toss it in a dark room

Then, when it lands, it's not about the head or the luck

But the fact that you found it, then tossed it high

Trust that the coin did indeed flip

And never turn on the light

Cause either way, it's still a penny