Well the Joneses bought a new house we did too
好吧琼斯一家买了新房子我们也买了
Then a new car so we bought one too
然后我们买了一辆新车
'Cause we had to keep up with the Joneses
因为我们必须跟别人比
It was the usual thing to do
这是再平常不过的事
Then the Joneses started goin' out on the town
后来一家人开始在城里闲逛
And that's when the Joneses started goin' down
从那时候起就开始越来越穷
But we had to keep up with the Joneses
可我们不得不与别人攀比
So we started makin' the rounds
于是我们开始四处游走
Then suddenly it happened their love fell apart
突然之间他们的爱支离破碎
Now the Joneses aren't the same as before
如今我和从前不一样了
And we couldn't let the Joneses get ahead of us
我们不能让攀比的人超越我们
So now we're not us anymore
所以现在我们已经不是从前的我们
Now old Jones is gettin' ready for the trial
现在老琼斯准备好接受审判了
Guess we'll follow him in single file
看来我们会纵队跟着他
'Cause we've got to keep up with the Joneses
因为我们必须跟上别人的步伐
Don't you wish that the Joneses would cry
你难道不希望这些人伤心落泪吗
Yes we had to keep up with the Joneses
是的我们不得不去追名逐利
Oh oh we wish that the Joneses would cry
我们希望琼斯一家哭一场