Up With The Jones - Afie Jurvanen

I started out

I had no plan

I took a job and soon was working for the man

And now it seems

Through modern dreams

And all I’ve done is learn to live beyond my means

Yes we had the house

And we have the car

And paid for it all

On some credit card

Now that ain’t right

My second home

Your student loan

And every year I got myself a brand new phone

Can’t do without

Don’t have the nerve

I tell myself that these are things that I deserve

Yes I can’t make do

With just half my cheque

I need all those things

And so I live in debt

And that ain’t right

No no no no

Everything that I thought I knew

Everything I was told was true

I was living a lie and I never asked why

And now I don’t know what to do

I guess I can’t keep up

I guess I can’t keep up Jones

I can’t slow down

I’ve lost control

I double down and tell myself I’m on a roll

It’s not my fault

It’s not like me

I never saw myself as someone who ain’t free

Now I’m wondering

Has it gone too far

Should I pick up the cheque from this hotel bar

Now that ain’t right

Everything that I thought I knew

Everything I was told was true

I was living a lie and I never asked why

Now I don’t know what to do

I guess I can’t keep up

I guess I can’t keep up Jones

I was living like the money was king

I let it have the power on me

Now I recognize the funniest thing

Is now I’m broken now I’m finally free

We all know life

Don’t go as planned

So now I’m buying all my records second hand

It’s brought me these

I’ve come to see

That all my greatest joys in life are always free

I still have my house

But I’ve sold my car

And it felt so damn good

To cut up those credit cards

Yeah that felt right

Everything that I thought I knew

Everything I was told was true

I was living a lie and I never asked why

Now I don’t know what to do

I guess I can’t keep up

I guess I can’t keep up Jones