Keeping Up with the Joneses

2026-08-09 阅读量：964 歌手：Corey Smith

Back in the day

Back in the hills

We were busted

Made a living on the charity

Mama couldn't keep her job

And the alimony check never came on time

We were poor

I wasn't proud

Only angry that our daddy couldn't send us more

Always embarrassed by my free lunch card

And food stamps for the grocery store

No keepin' up with the joneses

When your stuck on the bottom

You take what you can get

You say ooh ooh

Ooh ooh

I went to school in hand me downs from my cousin

Baggy britches seemed to suit me well

Kinda thin and kinda loose in the middle

Slouching in after the tardy bell

The teacher never called me trash

But I knew what she was thinking when she looked at me

Born to be the underclass

Growing up to make a living on charity

No keepin' up with the joneses

When your stuck on the bottom

You take what you can get

You say ooh ooh

Ooh ooh

Don't go looking down your nose at me neighbor

I can spot you from a yard away

Don't try to judge me by the clothes I'm wearing or the cars in my driveway

I'm not rich but I'm not poor any longer

And I'm happy as a man can be

I'm proud to work

I'm proud to pay my taxes

And I'm grateful for my family

No keepin' up with the joneses

When you come up from the bottom

You love whatever you got

Say ooh ooh

Ooh ooh

No keepin' up with the joneses

Ain't nothing

Ain't no one

Gonna hold me down

Ain't nothing

Ain't no one

Gonna hold me down

Ain't nothing

Ain't no one

Gonna hold me down