Ever After Joe Jackson

throw them away Now everything we did Like photographs that always moved (And that wasn't strange) Now they're in the can Let's put them on a shelf Let's put them in the ground They'll never move again Ever

King Pleasure Time Joe Jackson

knees You can't reject his right to praise King Pleasure is gonna get you He do not give a damn about who wants to let you You try to nag him, you try to scold him They've built cages but no one can ever

Wasted Time Joe Jackson

After the party's over, after the dream has died Some people keep returning to the scene of the crime Try to rewrite the story, tell you you never tried Tell you you should be sorry for wasting their time

Shanghai Sky (Live At The Roundabout Theatre, New York City/1986) Joe Jackson

dream always dies Each new arrival closes places in my mind But I can dream Until I go Of smells that I don't recognize And by the river In Shanghai The color of the sky Is something I've never seen After

Sentimental Thing (Album Version) Joe Jackson

We always were the kind of people To take it hard when things would go wrong Little things would bother me And little things would make you cry And after all the confrontations When it comes time for saying

Solo (So Low) Joe Jackson

are bare So I'm now to dine On free, stale crackers and a fifth of gin And say you're fine Feeling like something that the dogs dragged in No one has to laugh, still safe and warm With peace of mind after

Mad At You Joe Jackson

got the innocent eyes And now you're asking me why I'm mad at you Mad at you So come on what's your problem You know we'll miss half the show How come I'm walking so fast How come your walking so slow After

Happy Ending Joe Jackson

eyes And now you're asking me why I'm mad at you Mad at you So come on what's your problem You know we'll miss half the show How come I'm walking so fast How come your walking so slow After

One More Time Joe Jackson

Tell me one more time, as I hold your hand that you don't love me Tell me one more time, as teardrops start to fall Shout it to me and I'll shout it to the skies above me That there was nothing after all

Love At First Sight Joe Jackson

relieved As you flash me a smile like a diamond And just for a moment I almost believe In love at first light I propose a breakfast of coffee and aspirin You laugh, suggesting a raw egg or two But oh was it ever

Love At First Light Joe Jackson

When you flash me a smile like a diamond And just for a moment I almost believe In love at first light I propose a breakfast of coffee and aspirin You laugh, suggesting a raw egg or two But oh was it ever

Down To London Joe Jackson

this rusty old town Stop, listen again It's the sound of laughter all along the Thames Hey, what's my line Do I have to stay here 'til the end of time I'm, good looking and bright I want to see life after

Beat Crazy Joe Jackson

jobs-can't get no careers With safety pins-stuck through their ears And it's such a crime How they waste their time They can't get nowwhere They've all gone Beat Crazy Beat Crazy And if the Russians ever

Rush Across The Road Joe Jackson

think I'll Rush across the road Leave my heavy load behind It just takes a second to know your mind And do what you've got to do I'll rush across the road to catch up with you Catch up with you Time after

Tomorrow's World (Album Version) Joe Jackson

Hey - did you ever see so many stars in the sky Yeah - and can you imagine how many we can't even see Imagine we're in the jiddle of the Galaxy Yeah - Imagine how many blazing stars there'd be We're gonna

The Man Who Wrote Danny Boy Joe Jackson

It happened one night At three in the morning The devil appeared In my studio room And he said I'm your pal And I'll make you a deal Blow away your struggle And I'll take your soul for a toy After rubbing

Soul Kiss (Live At The Roundabout Theatre, New York City/1986) Joe Jackson

Every time I turn on the TV it's always the same old tease See everything you ever dreamed that you could want But nothing that you need And every gorgeous girl in Hollywood could soon be mine I got the

It's All Too Much Joe Jackson

Some days I can't get started Wondering which shoe to put on first Or should I brush my teeth Before or after I put on my shirt So many big decisions Boiled or scrambled, fried or even raw I'm so damn

Blue Flame Joe Jackson

Fifty feet high, with barbed wire Guards on the top, aiming rifles at your lovers one by one And friends, too I've come with hands above my head I'm damned if I'll try to break your door down If you ever

Fast Forward Joe Jackson

the Sun Watching us as fools and geniuses rush in And you and me age disgracefully And have way too much fun And everyone knows about what's over and done And tied up with pretty ribbons on it One king after

Stranger Than Fiction Joe Jackson

know that sometimes love goes But sometimes it comes back to getcha And when love grows It grows like a flower or grows like a tumor Love shows that God has a sense of humor You know that life goes on, ever

Steppin\' Out (Sight And Sound In Concert:Joe Jackson 2 22/01/1983) Joe Jackson

Mother doesn\'t go out anymore Just sits at home and rolls her spastic eyes But every weekend through the door Come words of wisdom from the world outside If you want to know \'bout the bishop and...

Sunday Papers Joe Jackson

Mother doesn't go out any more Just sits at home and rolls her spastic eyes But every weekend through the door Come words of wisdom from the world outside If you want to know about the bishop and ...

Eleanor Rigby Joe Jackson

Ah, look at all the lonely people Ah, look at all the lonely people Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been lives in a dream Waits at the window, wearing the face tha...

Summer In The City Joe Jackson

Hot town, summer in the cityBack of my neck getting dirty and grittyBeen down, isn't it a pityDoesn't seem to be a shadow in the cityAll around, people looking half deadWalking on the sidewalk, hot...

Obvious Song Joe Jackson

There was a man in the jungle, trying to make ends meetFound himself one day with an axe in his handWhen a voice said "Buddy can you spare that treeWe gotta save this world - starting with your lan...

Another World Joe Jackson

I was so lowPeople almost made me give up tryingAlways said noThen I turned around saw someone smilingChorus:I stepped intoI stepped intoInto anotherInto anotherI stepped intoI stepped intoInto ano...

Mood Indigo Joe Jackson

You ain't been blue; no, no, no. You ain't been blue, Till you've had that mood indigo. That feelin' goes stealin' down to my shoes While I sit and sigh,

Home Town Joe Jackson

Of all the stupid things I could have thoughtThis was the worstI started to believeThat I was born at seventeenAnd all the stupid thingsThe letters and the broken verseStayed hidden at the bottom o...

King Of The World Joe Jackson

Hello one and allWas it you I used to knowCan't you hear me callOn this old ham radioAll I got to say I'm alive and feeling fineIf you come my wayYou can share my poison wineNo marigolds in the pro...

You Can't Get What You Want Joe Jackson

From: Todd & Sharon Peach ----- Another Version: You Can't Get What You Want Joe Jackson Written and arranged by Joe Jackson (#15 in 1984) - Original version on A&M Records Body & Soul by Joe Jackson (

Breaking Us In Two Joe Jackson

What the hell is wrong with you tonight? I can't seem to say or do the right thing Wanted to be sure you're feeling right Wanted to be sure we want the same thing She said, I can't believe it ...

Be My Number Two Joe Jackson

Won't you be my number two? Me and number one are through. There won't be too much to do; Just smile when I feel blue. And there is not much left of me. What you get is what you see; Is it wo...

It's Different For Girls Joe Jackson

What the hell is wrong with you tonight? I can't seem to say or do the right thing Wanted to be sure you're feeling right Wanted to be sure we want the same thing She said, I can't believe it...

Amateur Hour Joe Jackson

Don't make me sad Talking 'bout tomorrow It's not so bad We were doing fine just thenYou'll move on up, you'll move on out And you won't cry Cause your amateur hour is over You're only going where ...

Get That Girl Joe Jackson

Hey youI'm dancin' with your girlHer head is in a whirlShe don't know who to turn toAlrightI'll leave her just this timeBut she'll could soon be mineAnd I could soon be hers tooOne nightSoon if I'm...

Friday Joe Jackson

Lazy Gilly was a flower child All the summer Calmly running wild She'd be silly and her friends just smiled Pass the bottleWash the pills down, what went wrong What went wrong She don't care no mor...

On Your Radio Joe Jackson

Ex-friends, ex-lovers and enemies I've got your case in front of me today All sewn up Ex-bosses you never let me be I got your names and your numbers filed away I've grown up See me Hear me Don't y...

Geraldine And John Joe Jackson

See the bright red sports car, See the happy coupleSee their clothes so white and their skin so pinkSee them playing squash Gotta keep their bodies suppleHow they kiss goodnight But tomorrow they'l...

Kinda Kute Joe Jackson

Ya make a guy feel humbleI make a fool of myself againYa make me trip and stumbleJust go dance by yourself againI'll just watchCause that's all I want to doBut rememberThat I'm here with your drink...

I'm The Man Joe Jackson

Pretty soon nowWhy 'know I'm gonna make a comebackAnd like the birds and the bees in the treesIt's a sure-fire smashI'll speak To the masses throughout the mediaAnd if you got anything to say to me...

The Band Wore Blue Shirts Joe Jackson

I don't know why they come here?I'm only glad they doThey're gonna pay the bills for me and youPeople out for an evenin'They have a real good timeBut when I play, I feel just like I'm mimingI made ...

Blaze Of Glory (Album Version) Joe Jackson

Johnny was a young boyWith nothing much except a certain kind of look in his eyeHe was discovered one day - you see he had a certain kind of appealFor a certain kind of guyWho gave him some advice ...

Rant And Rave Joe Jackson

I'm gonna rant and raveI'm gonna lose control if they get me madI'm staring at the TV screenThey're staring right backI got a bottle in my handI think I'll blow them upI'm gonna weep and wailI'm go...

Nineteen Forever Joe Jackson

Sometimes I feel so aliveSometimes I see so clearJust like the way we always wereSo young and free from fearI lose my fear of war and dyingAnd all the clouds just disappearOnly my mirror sees me cr...

The Best I Can Do (Album Version) Joe Jackson

I'll try to protect youIf I don't get too scaredI'll never neglect youIf my feelings are sharedI'll be right behind youIf you don't move too fastAnd I'll try to remind youThat some things can lastI...

Evil Empire (Album Version) Joe Jackson

There's a country where no one knowsWhat's going on in the rest of the worldThere's a country where minds are closedWith just a few asking questionsLike what do their leaders sayIn sessions behind ...

Discipline Joe Jackson

Discipline can stop my hungerDiscipline can quench my thirstDiscipline can make me strongerIf it doesn't kill me firstI'm gonna pump it upGotta keep my body from falling apartI gotta keep it upDisc...

The Human Touch (Album Version) Joe Jackson

Some say the world is spinning fasterSome say it isn't fast enoughSome people say they've got the answerAnd some are scared to say they can't keep upI read the paper but it still isn't clearThe bom...

Wild West (Live At The Roundabout Theatre, New York City/1986) Joe Jackson

Out to the west there's a trail that leads somewhereAnd a call of the wild that takes some people thereThrough Monument Valley to California sunFrom New Amsterdam to the way the West was wonWell ye...