Lord, I quit the drinkin', the smokin' an' the honky-tonk life
The day that a ring an' a preacher made her my wife
Yeah, an' I said: "I do", but I didn't have a clue,
How I'd miss all the whiskey an' women
I tried to be true, m but it's all I can do,
Keepin' up with the Jonesin'

Man, this hectic, domestic lifestyle takes a while to adjust
Ah, she don't seem to remember that old rowdy rambler I was
'Cause she calls up her friends an' tells them,
How good I been doin'
But the truth is I'm goin' out of my mind,
Keepin' up with the Jonesin'

An' I miss gettin' high, an' stayin out all night,
With all my old friends
An' I miss the liquor, the bartenders,
The fights, the girls an' the bands
It wouldn't be so damned hard,
If I didn't know what I'm missin'
She don't understand, I'm doin' all that I can,
Keepin' up with the Jonesin'

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Yeah, tell me what you know about it, possum

Whoa it gets so hard when I know what I'm missin'
Sometimes I give in, start over again,
Keepin' up with the Jonesin'

Son, I understand, it's a helluva man,
Keepin' up with the Jonesin'

Aw man, Thank you Mr Jones, I sure 'nough appreciate the ride
Hey is this, this a new tractor
That a satellite radio, air-conditioning, heater
Oh, a cooler