Penny Candy

It was 1965
I had a two coins in my hand
Running to the corner store
For cigarettes and a few pennies for candy
Grandma wanted her cigarettes
But I took careful time to view the candy
Trying to pick what I wanted, such an array
So many wonderful choices
With my brother, who wanted a say as well
Candy cigarettes were cool
But bubble gum had a cartoon wrapper
While taffy lasted a long time,
And so a decision was made
The candy cigarettes had 10 in a pack
And could be rolled up in my sleeve 
As we each had one on our walk
Back to Grandma’s house
With two packs of cigarettes
One of twenty and one of ten