The Other Me Joe Jackson

the sunset But it's not the same for you And I don't want to play Those nasty games that adults play But I can't let you go And I can't see another way And I know that she's the only one for me But you

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

Fairy Dust Joe Jackson

Here See the little queer There's a volunteer Don't you think he should get a haircut now Like in the Marines All the magazines Got a way for everyone to shape up You don't want to fall behind Choking

Steppin' Out Joe Jackson

"Now The mist across the window hides the lines But nothing hides the color of the lights that shine Electricity so fine Look and dry your eyes We So tired of all the darkness in our lives With no

Steppin' Out (Album Ver.) Joe Jackson

Now The mist across the window hides the lines But nothing hides the colour of the lights that shine Electricity so fine Look and dry your eyes We So tired of all the darkness in our lives With no more

A Little Smile Joe Jackson

word Following on From another word or two Put them together Soon we can break on through Someone else might come with another plan Someone else could be twice as smart I'll put one foot in front of the

Geraldine And John Joe Jackson

See the bright red sports car, See the happy couple See their clothes so white and their skin so pink See them playing squash Gotta keep their bodies supple How they kiss goodnight But tomorrow they'll

Fifty Dollar Love Affair (Live At The Roundabout Theatre, New York City/1986) Joe Jackson

Oh the romance of these harbour towns Lights that shimmer on canals And in the bottom of your glass The air buzzing with foreign tongues And the occasional cries Of sailors, tramps and rock 'n' rollers

Good Bye Jonny Joe Jackson

My friend Jonny loved a lady Who was as bad as women can be The lady's name was Lily And Jonny loved her just as much as me Then one night Jonny lost his head He found her naked in a sailor's bed Jonny

The Man Who Wrote Danny Boy Joe Jackson

my eyes I looked all around me At the half-finished drivel I'd worked on for days And I told him my dream Was to live for all time In some perfect refrain Like the man who wrote 'Danny Boy' And I said

Fools In Love Joe Jackson

Fools in love Well, are there any other kind of lovers? Fools in love Is there any other kind of pain?

Fast Forward Joe Jackson

see myself from some other planet Would I be shaking my head sadly or Would I be laughing Saying it's always been the same But anyway Not going back to the Age of Gold or the Age of Sin Fast forward till

Evil Empire (Album Version) Joe Jackson

There's a country where no one knows What's going on in the rest of the world There's a country where minds are closed With just a few asking questions Like what do their leaders say In sessions behind

Steppin Out J.J. Jackson

Steppin' Out Jackson Joe (words and music by Joe Jackson) Now - The mist across the window hides the lines But nothing hides the colour of the lights that shine Electricity's so fine Look 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

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

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

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

I'm The Man Joe Jackson

me You can say it with cash 'Cause I got the trash and you got the cash So baby we should get along fine So give me all your money Cause I know you think I'm funny Can't you hear me laughing Can't you

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?

It's Different For Girls Joe Jackson

(Don't give me love) No, not love she said Don't you know that it's different for girls?

Breaking Us In Two Joe Jackson

(Don't give me love) No, not love she said Don't you know that it's different for girls?

The Band Wore Blue Shirts Joe Jackson

I'm only glad they do They're gonna pay the bills for me and you People out for an evenin' They have a real good time But when I play, I feel just like I'm miming I made a stand for the music To turn the

Don't Wanna Be Like That Joe Jackson

Okay let me 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

Oh Well Joe Jackson

I can't help about the shape I'm in I can't sing, I ain't pretty, and my legs are thin Don't ask me what I think of you I might not give the answer that you want me to Oh no, oh come on Oh well Stop Now

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

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

Invisible Man Joe Jackson

One, two, three, four One, two Hey, can you hear me now As I fade away And lose my ground?

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

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

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

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

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

It's All Too Much Joe Jackson

think A hundred mineral waters Fun to guess which ones are safe to drink Two hundreds brands of cookies 87 kinds of chocolate chip They say that choice is freedom I'm so free it drives me to the brink

Discipline Joe Jackson

Discipline can stop my hunger Discipline can quench my thirst Discipline can make me stronger If it doesn't kill me first I'm gonna pump it up Gotta keep my body from falling apart I gotta keep it up Discipline

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

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

The Old Songs Joe Jackson

There goes another one Another happy couple on the road to emptiness I think of my father and mother Can they imagine how two people can get in this mess But the old songs say, "Love's forever" And the

Stranger Than Fiction Joe Jackson

Please mister, can't you help me try to find my baby's house It's three in the morning in the pouring rain I can't find the house and I forgot the number But I gotta give her these roses to relieve her

Hit Single Joe Jackson

You might have seen me hangin' 'round I never miss one night I could be on the town I used to be another one like you Always running home to that special one or two And when I think of all the years of

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

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

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

If I Could See Your Face Joe Jackson

If I could see your face The face of the girl behind the veil I'd ask you if it feels like a guarantee To keep you down, or keep you safe Or just keep you pale But what makes me think you'd even talk to

Nineteen Forever Joe Jackson

Sometimes I feel so alive Sometimes I see so clear Just like the way we always were So young and free from fear I lose my fear of war and dying And all the clouds just disappear Only my mirror sees me

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

Tilt Joe Jackson

Sunday evening down the penny arcade I see your face in the pinball game Put in a quarter and it starts to fade Tell myself it won't appear again But this is just another game I've played so badly Right

King Of The World Joe Jackson

Hello one and all Was it you I used to know Can't you hear me call On this old ham radio All I got to say I'm alive and feeling fine If you come my way You can share my poison wine No marigolds in the

The Blue Time Joe Jackson

You come to me in the Blue Time Between the night and the day Always too soon for the sunrise Always too late for a second chance Between an old and a new time Reaching out as you slip away Into the dream

The Human Touch (Album Version) Joe Jackson

Some say the world is spinning faster Some say it isn't fast enough Some people say they've got the answer And some are scared to say they can't keep up I read the paper but it still isn't clear The bombs