Mad At You 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 wrong kind

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

Love At First Sight Joe Jackson

It's the crack of noon And I sit here watching you sleeping I only wish that I could remember your name But I know it's written on a matchbook somewhere So maybe I'll find it, and maybe you'll care Or

Love At First Light Joe Jackson

your'll fix me with one of those stares And put up a fight So when you awake I admit I'm relieved When you flash me a smile like a diamond And just for a moment I almost believe In love at first light

Rant And Rave Joe Jackson

I'm gonna rant and rave I'm gonna lose control if they get me mad I'm staring at the TV screen They're staring right back I got a bottle in my hand I think I'll blow them up I'm gonna weep and wail I'm

Little Bit Stupid Joe Jackson

You stole a wig from your sister And a gun from your dad I guess I knew when I kissed ya You're a little bit mad You don't care if you get sick Living on bubble gum Maybe too much lipstick Made your mouth

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

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

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

Fast Forward Joe Jackson

of Getting dumber and getting scareder all the time Scared of their own shadows and scared to take a fall Either miserable with millions or dying for a dime Desperate to live forever or lucky to live at

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

Sometimes you start feelin' so lost and lonely Then you'll find it's all been in your mind Sometimes you think someone is the one and only Can't you see, it could be you and me?

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

You Can't Get What You Want Joe Jackson

If it's right, you could sleep at night, But it can take some time, But at least I'm here in line. 'Cause I'll tell you one thing: you can't get what you want till you know what you want.

Five Guys Named Moe Joe Jackson

I gotta tell you a story from way back Truck on down and dig me Jack There's Big Moe, Little Moe, Four-Eyed Moe, No Moe, Look at brother, look at brother, look at brother Eat Moe Moe, Moe, Moe, Moe

Satellite Joe Jackson

I remember lying wide awake at night Had to have you at my side to make it right You were my high and low You taught me to fly And I would always be your satellite I remember floating free of appetite

King Of The City Joe Jackson

We were brought up in a boring town Watching our feet sink into the ground Never went up on a roof at night oh no On top of the city To look at the lights Remember the TV was on all day With so much silence

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.

The Best I Can Do (Album Version) Joe Jackson

I'll try to protect you If I don't get too scared I'll never neglect you If my feelings are shared I'll be right behind you If you don't move too fast And I'll try to remind you That some things can last

Solo (So Low) Joe Jackson

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 storms Solo, you

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

Summer In The City Joe Jackson

Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty Been down, isn't it a pity Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city All around, people looking half dead Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head But at

Cha Cha Loco Joe Jackson

You tied the knot Don't bite the hand or it won't feed What she ain't got, Be sure to make sure you don't need. You can't go back. You've booked the band, So take your partner by the hand.

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

Kinda Kute Joe Jackson

make a guy feel humble I make a fool of myself again Ya make me trip and stumble Just go dance by yourself again I'll just watch Cause that's all I want to do But remember That I'm here with your drink At

Only The Future Joe Jackson

stand Dark as the ocean, secret and cruel Something I can't command Somethings waiting down a muggers' alley To see what's on my mind Take a deep breath, start walking faster It's dark, but I'm not blind You

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

words and music by Joe Jackson) Take what you want But just what you need For survival Take what you want But just what you need For survival Survival Life's a bitch and then you die Nothing you can do

T.V. Age (Album Version) Joe Jackson

Age They're out there somewhere (You know the force has got a lot of power But what makes you think it gives a shit about you... who are you anyway?)

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

T.V. Age Joe Jackson

and waiting for someone's command) We don't move - (we send out for food, get the news on video) I can prove - (there's no need for movies, we got HBO) In the T.V. age They're out there somewhere (You

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

The Verdict Joe Jackson

Did you do me right? Did I do right by you? When I bared my soul it seems you did not hear Can this be true? Am I fool to fight?

Drowning Joe Jackson

I don't love you But I'm lost Thinking of you And the ghosts Of so many special moments That passed so quickly at the time And now they come and track me down And echo round and round and round And time

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

won't get nowhere You're cold and you're tired and you're free and you don't care You keep pushin' on when your friends keep turning back You keep building towns and laying railroad track And things get

Look Sharp! Joe Jackson

Big shot, tell you what, tell me what goes on around here Go on and get me in the corner, smoke my cigarettes and drink my beer Tell me that this world is no place for the weak Then you can look me in

If It Wasn't For You Joe Jackson

If it wasn't for you my friend why should everything be such a fuss It's so difficult to pretend that the living is easy with us You tell me what to do And I tell you where to go One and one is two But

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

Evil Empire (Album Version) Joe Jackson

With just a few asking questions Like what do their leaders say In sessions behind closed doors And if this is the perfect way Why do we need these goddamn lies This doesn't go down too well "We give you

Tango Atlantico (Live At The Roundabout Theatre, New York City/1986) Joe Jackson

again Has it really been a year And a soldier sighs again And thinks about his kids and English beer Pulls on his boots again And steps into the pissing rain And the clouds look just like dirty sheep But at

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

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

out And illustrated with cartoons Too hard for clever folks to understand They're more used to words like: Ideology They're not talkin' 'bout right and left They're talkin' 'bout Right and wrong, do you

Junkie Diva Joe Jackson

Junkie Diva won't you sing for me I'm so happy can't you set me free Anything you tell me, it's got to be real Can you tell me how I feel Junkie Diva won't you sing the blues Sing like someone with nothing

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 that

Man In The Street (Live At The Roundabout Theatre, New York City/1986) Joe Jackson

I'm not a happy guy But I'm not always sad And I'm no millionaire But I don't do so bad But no matter who you think you are There's always someone with a different view There's always someone thinks

The Jet Set (Live At The Roundabout Theatre, New York City/1986) Joe Jackson

Hey pal Can I take your picture for the people back home They won't believe it when they see this stuff You see the camera that I got in Hong Kong Completely duty free This really is a pretty scene Could

Go For It Joe Jackson

Think of "Babe Ruth" And you think of hot dogs and beer But if he can hit a home run, so can you, And your weight is just nowhere near. Am I making myself quite clear? Is that the best you can do?

Down To London Joe Jackson

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 ten at

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

A Slow Song Joe Jackson

"Music has charms they say But in some people's hands It becomes a savage beast Can't they control it Why don't they hold it back You see my friend and me Don't have an easy day And at night we dance not

Target Joe Jackson

"Uptown - downtown No one's fussy I'm a target Black, white - day, night No one's fussy I'm a target Somebody say I'm crazy Walking in this neighborhood Say you can't be too careful But that won't do no

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

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 I've found About you