A paper shadow in a house of stone The wooden flag of a drifting dreamboat I never knew how far the ride was gonna go Til I looked back at the smoke You can't keep up with the Joneses Don't wanna run for the roses I got my pocket of poses You can't keep up with the Joneses Another diamond in the swimming pool The soft dance like a ghost of some old fool I never knew how much I never really knew Until I looked back at you You can't keep up with the Joneses Don't want to run for the roses Don't count the micro doses You can't keep up with the Joneses Before the dance there was a song Before that song there was a spark I never knew we'd come so far Sometimes I wonder why Sometimes I wonder why I just don't ride with the Joneses Don't wanna smell their dying roses I got my pocket full of poses I don't keep up with the Joneses