Poor people can't afford to 'spill the beans'
because they need them for sustenance
and abstinance ain't a problem that they
have to solve.

yeah
yeah
a million housewives
and every day
they sharpen their tongues
ready to slay

best to keep quiet
whether in the doghouse
or
the poorhouse,
that's what I've found.

and we're always unsure
because
even though we are poor
we're not stupid.