Honey, you've not been the same since we pawned your gold molar An hour of makeup to go to the grocery store The man down the street has caviar to eat Are you gonna go knockin' on his door? My brush with fame is now a picture I've framed for the kitchen But now that it's over, am I still the main you adore? The old song and dance is like a Harlequin romance That won't pay the gas bill anymore Found a penny, hid it in my mouth, and I don't know where it's been Found a penny, hid it in my mouth, and I don't know where it's been If blue sharkskin suits and old white snakeskin boots get the women Then the only true love that I've known was a kiss from my mom 'Cause fashion's a tease, an air-polluted breeze The 2 A.M. lightning you think is dawn Found a penny, hid it in my mouth, and I don't know where it's been Found a penny, hid it in my mouth, and I don't know where it's been In my sleep, I hear a call Down the stairway and through the hall Anywhere that we can go So harmonies can echo Honey, you've not been the same since the rain swelled the gutters And all of our treasure washed up on the New Jersey shore The kids get to build sandcastles with emerald faucets And gold-plated doors While I sing Found a penny, hid it in my mouth, and I don't know where it's been Found a penny, hid it in my mouth, and I don't know where it's been