Trying To Cry Joe Jackson

who's drinking another glass There's a look in his eye That I've seen so many times in the past I've seen it in the mirror And I've seen it in my friends When we realize we've lost ourselves And we try to

Chinatown Joe Jackson

Trying to find chinatown Trying to find chinatown A hungry man Can hold out a long time For some soul food Good food, whole food I know I was that man Maybe sometimes hold out a little too long I took

Chinatown (Album Version) Joe Jackson

"Trying to find chinatown Trying to find chinatown A hungry man Can hold out a long time For some soul food Good food, whole food I know I was that man Maybe sometimes hold out a little too long I took

Down To London Joe Jackson

Stop, what's that sound It's the death rattle of 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

Obvious Song Joe Jackson

There was a man in the jungle, trying to make ends meet Found himself one day with an axe in his hand When a voice said "Buddy can you spare that tree We gotta save this world - starting with your land

Flying Joe Jackson

The older I get the more stupid I feel I don't know what's going on Tired of trying to be strong When I should be crying The further I go the less distance I see Leave behind another home The harder I

Awkward Age Joe Jackson

I should have know that you were only just fifteen You had a scowl like a Klingon beauty queen Old enough to stand out but to young to stand with pride So uncomfortable in your messed-up skin And the cool

The Human Touch (Album Version) Joe Jackson

are falling but I'm still here I know the figures and I know all of the facts But all I can do is keep trying To look for the human touch To look for the human touch Life is hard when you've got nothing

On Your Radio Joe Jackson

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 you know you can't get near me You can only hope to

When You're Not Around Joe Jackson

You come into my life And then you go away You make me feel like a fool For wanting you to stay But I'm a busy guy A lot of things to do But there's a reason why Some of them just seem to lose their flavor

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

Another World Joe Jackson

I was so low People almost made me give up trying Always said no Then I turned around saw someone smiling Chorus: I stepped into I stepped into Into another Into another I stepped into I stepped into Into

Not Here, Not Now Joe Jackson

These words of love So hard for me to find How can I change my mind If you can only lie?

Bright Grey Joe Jackson

She says that he's pouring fuel on the fire He turns around and calls her a liar She says I'm trying to reach a higher plan Someone around here's sane God only knows if it's you or me He says that she's

Neon Rain Joe Jackson

I stepped out in the pouring rain To find a place where they feel my pain Gonna cry where they can't complain Gonna howl like a hurricane You don't like me You don't need me You won't see me On the other

Invisible Man Joe Jackson

Maybe you'd like to know What I'd have to say If I was still around Now I'm made of smoke You see through to me It's the strangest joke You can't touch the invisible man Can't touch the invisible man Can't

Breaking Us In Two (Album Version) Joe Jackson

"Don't you feel like trying something new Don't you feel like breaking out Or breaking us in two You don't do the things that I do You want to do things I can't do Always something breaking us in two You

Ever After Joe Jackson

the can Let's put them on a shelf Let's put them in the ground They'll never move again Ever after Ever after Ever after Over and done All of the fun And all of the pain Why don't I laugh Why don't I cry

Still Alive Joe Jackson

You turned me upside down and turned my insides out But that's alright You mad me laugh me made me cry then made me shout But that's alright But somethings keeps on beating in there I guess my survived

Got The Time Joe Jackson

Wake up, got another day to get through now Got another man to see Got to call him on the telephone Got to find a piece of paper Sit down, got another letter to write Think I'll got to get the letter

Amateur Hour Joe Jackson

Don't make me sad Talking 'bout tomorrow It's not so bad We were doing fine just then You'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

Too Tough Joe Jackson

I know that you think I protest too much I'm like a diva with a tragic touch But if I wanna hide from the pouring sun It has to be alright And I could have my pride but I'll try to run When a fool would

Blaze Of Glory (Album Version) Joe Jackson

was a young boy With nothing much except a certain kind of look in his eye He was discovered one day - you see he had a certain kind of appeal For a certain kind of guy Who gave him some advice on what to

Fast Forward Joe Jackson

I'm hitting fast forward Seems like we'd gotten kind of stuck Time to get out of town and try to Set the controls for sometime off in the future Where people will be happy instead of Getting dumber and

The Harder They Come Joe Jackson

Oh oh, well, they tell me I'm a pie up in the sky Waitin' for me when I die But between the day you're born and when you die You know, they never seem to hear even your cry So as sure as the sun will shine

Goodbye Joe Laura Nyro

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You Can't Get What You Want Joe Jackson

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Ode To Joy Joe Jackson

Impossible to see Impossible to show Impossible to verify Impossible to know When she'll come or go There's nothing you can do to make her real Friends and lover know Don't say no When you feel Joy Impossible

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...

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

You know you're gonna have to face up to the facts You're just another face in a big crowd You know we gotta try hard to relax We can laugh - but not too loud It's never like you see in a magazine And

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

Be My Number Two Joe Jackson

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 worth the energy? I leave it up to you.

The Uptown Train Joe Jackson

If I stop and think about it I'm either stone cold certain Or more inclined to doubt it But when you jump into the darkness Well, I take off my hat You've changed, they say You can know when to play or

Rush Across The Road Joe Jackson

Maybe I should 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 Some

It's All Too Much Joe Jackson

open-minded Used to think I'm lucky but I'm cursed I'm cursed I hate this supermarket But I have to say it makes me think A hundred mineral waters Fun to guess which ones are safe to drink Two hundreds

Far Away Joe Jackson

It's me, and me alone Against the night So easy to be scared Without the light Things under my bed try to shake me I listen to the trains Trains to take me Far away, far away Far away from England My dreams

So You Say Joe Jackson

So you say And I agree You're a prize, but not for me There'll be no more lies now So you say I'm a fool You're a sage Yes I'll try to act my age This is no surprise now So you say And I thought I knew

King Pleasure Time Joe Jackson

King Pleasure is on a mission To take the power from the local politicians He's come to party and he shows it He rules the world, well, man, everybody knows it It's King Pleasure time So show respect,

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

Citizen Sane Joe Jackson

If you want to live forever Ask a doctor, someone clever He can put you on or get you off Of the drug do jour All you kings and martyrs All the little girls and boys Will thank you when you start us Safely

Happy Ending (Feat. Elaine Caswell) Joe Jackson

I'm in a movie Where boy meets girl What happens to me In this brave new world Do I listen to my heart, do I listen to my head? So I look at what I see, or remember what I read?

Don't Wanna Be Like That Joe Jackson

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 to

Home Town Joe Jackson

Of all the stupid things I could have thought This was the worst I started to believe That I was born at seventeen And all the stupid things The letters and the broken verse Stayed hidden at the bottom

Home Town (Live At The Roundabout Theatre, New York City/1986) Joe Jackson

Of all the stupid things I could have thought This was the worst I started to believe That I was born at seventeen And all the stupid things The letters and the broken verse Stayed hidden at the bottom

Blue Flame Joe Jackson

I've got some walls around me, too But they're not much compared to your house 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

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

Real Men Joe Jackson

"Take your mind back, I don't know when Sometime when it always seemed To be just us and them Girls that wore pink And boys that wore blue Boys that always grew up better men Than me and you What's a man

A Slow Song Joe Jackson

they hold it back You see my friend and me Don't have an easy day And at night we dance not fight And we need the energy If not the sympathy But i'm brutalized by bass And terrorized by treble I'm open to

The Verdict Joe Jackson

Am I fool to fight?

Chrome Joe Jackson

You always were the special one The breath of air, the heap of fun You always had a kind of light That might dismay, or might delight I thought about tall along I used to doubt you Guess I was wrong Now