If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold   I'd have all the riches my pockets would hold   I'd be oh so wealthy with treasures untold   If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold      An acre of diamonds I'd offered to you   A solid gold mansion an airplane or two   This whole world would be yours to have and to hold   If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold   If teardrops were pennies...   [ piano ]   The tears that have fallen won't buy you a thing   The heartaches you've caused me won't pay for a ring   The love that I wanted would not have grown cold   If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold