Change, Anyone?

Change, Anyone?

by Bud Lemire on May 6, 2004

There I was with a five dollar bill

Walked up to the woman standing at the till

To take the bus home, I needed a dollar changed to one

She said "sorry, it's computerized, and can't be done"

So I walked across, to another store for change for me

The lady there said "Oh No! Can't go against our policy!"

What is this world coming to, when you can't get any change

At any store we come to, sure seems to me pretty strange

She said maybe I'd get change at the banks

Located across town, I replied "Gee thanks"

So into another store, that didn't look too bad

"Can't do it, sorry, my boss would get too mad"

So here was a man, who was around six feet tall

Who couldn't give me change, at a store in the mall

Now tell me what can I do, to get myself one buck

Seems like I was running, out of all my luck

I decided okay, I'd might have better luck at the Dollar Store

With a name like that, this is what they would be good for

I got my five ones, the store did come through

Too many changes, but no change in a world I once knew