Back in the day, back in the hills, we were busted, 早在一天，回到山上，我们被捣毁，

Made a living on the government dime. 做了一个生活在政府的一分钱。

Mama couldn't keep a job, 妈妈不能继续工作，

and the alimony check never came on time. 和赡养费支票从来没有出场时间。

We were poor. I wasn't proud, only angry 我们是穷人。我不是骄傲，只有愤怒

that our daddy couldn't send us more. 我们的爸爸不能给我们更多。

Always embarrassed by my free lunch card, 一直陪伴在我的免费午餐卡尴尬，

and food stamps for the grocery store. 和粮票的杂货店。

   

No keeping up with the Joneses. 没有跟上攀比。

No keeping up with the Joneses. 没有跟上攀比。

When you're stuck on the bottom, 当你被困在底部，

You take what you can get. 你采取什么样的，你可以得到。

   

I went to school in hand-me-downs from my cousin, 我去学校的手，我起伏，从我的表弟，

Baggy britches seemed to suit me well, 宽松的长裤似乎适合我，

Kinda thin, kinda loose in the middle, 有点薄，中间有点松，

Slouching in after the tardy bell. 在迟迟盘后无精打采的。

The teacher never called me trash, 老师从来不叫我垃圾，

But I knew what she was thinking when she looked at me, 但我知道她在想什么，当她看着我，

Born to be the underclass, 天生的下层阶级，

Growing up to make a living on our charity. 长大后为了生活在我们的慈善事业。

   

No keeping up with the Joneses. 没有跟上攀比。

No keeping up with the Joneses. 没有跟上攀比。

When you're stuck on the bottom, 当你被困在底部，

You take what you can get. 你采取什么样的，你可以得到。

   

Don't go looking down your nose at me neighbor, 不要去看不起你的鼻子在我的邻居，

I can spot you from a yard away, 我发现你从一个院子里走，

Don't try to judge me by the clothes I'm wearing or the cars in my driveway. 不要用我穿的衣服或汽车在我的车道来评判我。

I'm not rich but I'm not poor any longer, 我不富有，但我不穷下去了，

And I'm happy as a man can be. 我很高兴，因为一个人就可以。

I'm proud to work, I'm proud to pay my taxes, 我很自豪地工作，我很自豪地付出我的税，

And I'm grateful for my family. 我很感谢我的家人。

   

No keepin' up with the Joneses, 没有坚持让攀比，

No keepin' up with the Joneses, 没有坚持让攀比，

When you come up from the bottom, 当你从底部上来，

You love whatever you got. 你喜欢什么，你得到了。

   

Ain't nothing, ain't no one, gonna hold me down. 是不是什么都没有，是不是没有人，会抱我下来。

Ain't nothing, ain't no one, gonna hold me down. 是不是什么都没有，是不是没有人，会抱我下来。