Jack White - honey, we can’t afford to look this cheap

노래는 고급스러운 이미지를 강조하려는 한 커플의 고난과 그들의 현실적인 어려움을 담고 있다
그들은 비싼 차를 소유한 것처럼 보이길 원하지만, 실제로는 그렇지 못하고, 이로 인해 생기는 불안감을 표현한다
결국 그들은 주변의 시선을 의식하며 삶을 유지하려고 애쓰고 있다

Well, I wanna try and hold my head up high
In this busted-up Pinto truck conversion
Between the broken concrete and the cloudy sky
Well, you have to make an effort with me
Can you make it look like you're chauffeuring me?
There's enough gas to get us home now if we glide
Jack White]
When we took this job, I thought that you knew the deal
I told the boss we had a Mercedes-Benz
But all we got in our yard is a steering wheel
No, I can't borrow this tuxedo much longer
You might have to cut and sell your long hair
I don't mind you wearing a wig, but I won't steal
(Yeah)
Well, honey, we can't afford to look this cheap
We need to make it look like we're high class
So we'll haul ourself on, we can't be beat
Well, I can't help but wonder, this time next year
Will we be drinking Dom Perignon or reheated beer?
Well, honey, we can't afford to look this cheap
with Margo Price]
We have to keep up appearances as long as we can
There's too much to lose, our social status
And our ice machine, and our ceiling fan
Well, if they find out we ain't real songwriters
We go Dutch on cigarette lighters
We're gonna lose the paradise that's in our hands
(Yeah)