Poor Thing Joe Jackson

could have existed, but didn't exist Yet here we are And the millions and millions of planets and stars Never listed on anyone's list And here we are But oh what a life it is Oh what can we do With you Poor

Good Bye Jonny Joe Jackson

bye Lily, good bye Lily We could have had it all But it never lasts forever And now we've nothing at all Good bye Lily, good bye Lily Life can be so cruel I'll keep going, just keep going Just another poor

Sentimental Thing (Album Version) Joe Jackson

goodbye All that I can wonder Is what do I do with these flowers And what do I do with my evenings And what do you do with that ring I'm gonna go now No you can't hold me Not with such a sentimental thing

You Can't Get What You Want Joe Jackson

'Cause I'll tell you one thing: you can't get what you want till you know what you want. Said, you can't get what you want till you know what you want.

You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want) Joe Jackson

But if there's any doubt Then I think I'll leave it out [Chorus] Cause I'll tell you one thing You can't get what you want Till you know what you want Said you can't get what you want Till you know what

It's Different For Girls (Album Ver.) 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 You can't possibly

Breaking Us In Two Joe Jackson

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 You can't, possibly mean it Don't we, all

It's Different For Girls Joe Jackson

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 You can't, possibly mean it Don't we,

The Band Wore Blue Shirts Joe Jackson

shoes are dirty to confuse Yeah I guess someday my kids will ask me 'bout the old days I guess that I'll tell them that there ain't much to tell The waiters wore black dinner jackets and all that kind of thing

Sea Of Secrets Joe Jackson

I'm sinking in To a sea of secrets Warm and green Down and down Back to times and places never seen Now and then I can wake and I remember Just one secret thing Through the rain I can keep a candle burning

Got The Time Joe Jackson

Someone asked me what the time is, I don't know Only know I gotta go now No time - trying to get a watch repaired No time - never got a thing to wear Hear the ringin' of the telephone no no Hear

Goin' Downtown Joe Jackson

Joe Jackson and Drew Barfield) I could cool out I could hang loose I could lay my head back in this comfortable noose I could watch the paint dry On these rented walls Or I could run wild with the first

Solo (So Low) Joe Jackson

Solo, it isn't a dream Solo, it's just what it seems An empty thing Waitin' on somebody who never calls Listening in the night to something Scratching 'round behind the walls Solo, with no one to care

We Can't Live Together (Live At The Roundabout Theatre, New York City/1986) Joe Jackson

luxury You'd give your hand In pre-arranged matrimony You'd wear the veil I'd sit in some cafe somewhere Instead of this running around And this right to be free So pleased with ourselves but there's one thing

One More Time Joe Jackson

tell me that you never Tell me, tell me one more time, one more time Say you're leaving, say goodbye One more time, one more time Say you're leaving, say goodbye Tell me one more time, we never had a thing

Five Guys Named Moe Joe Jackson

Rhythm Town Five guys named Moe When they start to beat it out Everybody jump and shout Tell me who do the critics rave about Five guys named Moe They came out of nowhere But that don't mean a thing

Tonight And Forever (Live At The Roundabout Theatre, New York City/1986) Joe Jackson

I want to be with you tonight I want to be with you tonight Tonight and forever You drive me crazy and you say that you'll never change And I could never do what you want to Don't you find the whole thing

Out Of Style Joe Jackson

Well, I wear this leather jacket just to try and beat the cold Well, I know it's not the thing but then it's all of two years old Though I never was a punk - I'm sure you'll understand But a sixty-five

My House Joe Jackson

Wonder if it's raining on the Jersey side Tapping my fingers to the radio But I don't hear a thing Watching the hookers move in and out of the light One of these days, one of these days...

Fools In Love Joe Jackson

forever Fools in love Gently tear each other limb from limb Everything you do, everywhere you go now Everything you touch, everything you feel Everything you do, even your rock 'n' roll now Nothing mean a thing

Don't Wanna Be Like That Joe Jackson

tell you 'bout Some of the things I'm going through I know you think that you know But how do you know That what you know is true Well maybe it's time for getting out of line It seems like the done thing

Blaze Of Glory (Album Version) Joe Jackson

And all the young boys who'd just been dumb and restless Now they could identify So tell me who'll take the blame For the way things turned out Well six long months passed and johnny was the biggest thing

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...

Happy Ending Joe Jackson

When you're fixing your make-up You know you take too long And when you mix me a drink up You know you mix it too strong And when you fix me a breakfast You know you fix it too late With the ...

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...

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...

Tomorrow's World (Album Version) Joe Jackson

Hey - did you ever see so many stars in the skyYeah - and can you imagine how many we can't even seeImagine we're in the jiddle of the GalaxyYeah - Imagine how many blazing stars there'd beWe're go...

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...

Right And Wrong (Live At The Roundabout Theatre, New York City/1986) Joe Jackson

Stop everythingI think I hear the PresidentThe Pied Piper of the TV screenIs gonna make it simpleAnd he's got it all mapped outAnd illustrated with cartoonsToo hard for clever folks to understandTh...

Precious Time (Live At The Roundabout Theatre, New York City/1986) Joe Jackson

A million tiny lights are strung across the western skyThey burn to light our missionBut it's just a million lonely heartsStrung out from never asking whyWe burn with blind ambitionI heard somebody...