Prettiest Penny

I found her laying on the driveway
Where you parked the other night
In the corner of your pocket
Tore a hole the perfect size

I think the tails faced the pavement
I think my cat has run away
And those events are as related
As I allow them to be
But that'll cost no more than
Your prettiest penny

This one shines a little brighter
It's from 2009
And it may carry more diseases
But it's easier on the eyes

From the crowded drawers of corner stores
To the ashtray in my room
And it'll feed a parking meter
On a sullen afternoon
Bent to hell with wishing wells and
With an errand overdue
That'll cost me more than
Your prettiest penny

I'll give you sugar, give you honey
In exchange for more time
Apart from the haptics, and the fabrics
And the plastic nations
I'll trade you 40 nickels for a dozen dimes

And I could err the side of caution
Over-calculate regrets
Though the logic is a demon
I'm not here to place a bet
'Cause that'd cost me more than
Your prettiest penny