Lottery, verse # 2

The Lottery…

Each week I buy two tickets,
each week I play the game,
money on a chance
that money might have my name,
raffle off the numbers,
scratch away a chance,
guess the gumdrops in a bottle,
winners born of circumstance,
lessons within losses,
but someday my time will come,
and each night I look
and find a star to wish upon,
someday, somehow,
toss a coin, turn around,
buy the ticket, play the game,
the money whispers someone’s name,
could be mine, could be yours,
maybe tomorrow, maybe today,
one chance is all it takes, maybe endures,
so each week I buy two tickets,
wish on a wing and a prayer,
cards foretell the future,
chances with stories to tell,
but if the money ever called my name,
fortune enough to share,
if the numbers ever struck the gold,
riches beyond compare,
I’d give you a call,
speak with a friend true through time,
rich beyond your dreams, you’d be,
I’d share the money, friend of mine.