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Keepin' Up With My Joneses

from Idiosyncratic by Benjamin Arthur Ellis

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- KEEPIN' UP WITH MY JONESES - Benjamin Arthur Ellis

-tryin' to make a little place for me
tryin' to get all of the things I need
get hungry and I got to feed
gotta make a little money 'cause the sh-- aint free
so I
work my job and I pay my bills
jump the hoops and I take the hills
take a little bit off the top
maybe take a little more, baby I can't stop

-I'm keepin' up with my Joneses
can't let them get ahead of me
got to keep up with my Jones, it's my own
and it aint no one' else responsibility

-got my coffee and I got my beer
got a little somethin' else right here
got my woman and I got my bed
got a rain-proof roof up over my head
got the oil change for my car
got the brand new strings f'my electric guitar
popcorn in a big ol' jar
when I wanna watch a movie and the store's too far

-I'm keepin' up with my Joneses
can't let them get ahead of me
got to keep up with my Jones, it's my own
and it aint no one else responsibility

-I s'pose that there are those
who might quite rightly turn their nose
at all my foolish choices, meant to
dampen out the voices in my head
I s'pose if I'd been better bred
I'd have no vices, but instead
I'll chase my dragons 'til they
put me on the wagon...

-might be different in a perfect world
Mazeratti and the pretty girls
if I could get myself a Midas Touch
I might not feel the need to eat and drink so much but
I work hard to pay my way
and I like a little heaven at the end of the day
I do the things that I want to do
and I don't need permission from you
-'cause I

-I'm keepin' up with my Joneses
can't let them get ahead of me
got to keep up with my Jones is my own
and that aint no one else responsibility

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from Idiosyncratic, released July 15, 2016
Tony Frickey – Drums
Eddie Payne – Electric Bass Guitar
-- All other vocals and instruments:
Benjamin Arthur Ellis

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Benjamin Arthur Ellis New Orleans, Louisiana

Benjamin Arthur Ellis is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, graphic artist, filmmaker, actor, carpenter and curmudgeon based out of New Orleans.

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