Citizen Sane Joe Jackson

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 on the way to be Citizen

Neon Rain Joe Jackson

other side of town in the Neon Rain Got a head like an egg that is gonna crack Gonna go straight to hell and I won't come back Gonna head down the track on a Mystery Train Got the drug gonna drive me sane

Beat Crazy Joe Jackson

Kids today-they're all the same All call themselves-some crazy name All those drugs-they can't be sane All that noise-affects their brains And it's such a crime How they waste their time They can't get

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

A Place In The Rain Joe Jackson

the poison and run from the flames Run from the maddening crowd Laugh at the whispers of who'll take the blame And sing all the sinners out loud It's amazing what crazy can do When every good citizen's sane

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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 (

One More Time Joe Jackson

Tell me one more time, as I hold your hand that you don't love meTell me one more time, as teardrops start to fallShout it to me and I'll shout it to the skies above meThat there was nothing after ...

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...

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 hearCan this be true? Am I fool to fight?I could do just what you sayBut I'm following my heartAnd that takes me...

Chinatown Joe Jackson

Trying to find chinatownTrying to find chinatownA hungry manCan hold out a long timeFor some soul foodGood food, whole foodI know I was that manMaybe sometimes hold out a little too longI took a ri...

Cha Cha Loco Joe Jackson

You tied the knotDon't bite the hand or it won't feedWhat 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.[Chorus]Cha cha...

T.V. Age Joe Jackson

Here we stand - (remote control buttons in our sweaty little hands)As one man - (we're lining up and waiting for someone's command)We don't move - (we send out for food, get the news on video)I can...

Not Here, Not Now Joe Jackson

These words of loveSo hard for me to findHow can I change my mindIf you can only lie?These shattered dreamsI try to build againBut looks could kill againAnd I'm too young to die[Chorus]Smiling face...

Go For It Joe Jackson

Everybody's wasting time.Everybody stands in line.Think of "Babe Ruth"And you think of hot dogs and beerBut if he can hit a home run, so can you,And your weight is just nowhere near.Am I making mys...

Cancer Joe Jackson

{Refrain}EverythingEverything gives you cancerEverythingEverything gives you cancerThere's no cure, there's no answerEverything gives you cancerDon't touch that dialDon't try to smileJust take this...

Heart Of Ice Joe Jackson

"Take a knife Cut out this heart of ice Hold it high Walk into the sun Take a knife Cut out this heart of ice Hold it high Walk into the sun Take a knife Cut out this heart of ice Hold it high Walk...

Invisible Man Joe Jackson

One, two, three, fourOne, twoHey, can you hear me nowAs I fade awayAnd lose my ground?Maybe you'd like to knowWhat I'd have to sayIf I was still aroundNow I'm made of smokeYou see through to meIt's...

Wasted Time Joe Jackson

Maybe it would be better if we never said goodbyeMaybe I'd grow much older with you in my lifeMaybe we'd come out winners putting the world to rightMaybe I should be sorry for wasting your timeSo w...

The Uptown Train Joe Jackson

If I stop and think about itI'm either stone cold certainOr more inclined to doubt itBut when you jump into the darknessWell, I take off my hatYou've changed, they sayYou can know when to play or t...

King Pleasure Time Joe Jackson

King Pleasure is on a missionTo take the power from the local politiciansHe's come to party and he shows itHe rules the world, well, man, everybody knows itIt's King Pleasure timeSo show respect, g...

Solo (So Low) Joe Jackson

Solo, it isn't a dreamSolo, it's just what it seemsAn empty thingWaitin' on somebody who never callsListening in the night to somethingScratching 'round behind the wallsSolo, with no one to careSol...

Rush Across The Road Joe Jackson

Of all the streets in the worldYou walk down this oneAnd I see three hundred girlsBut just want to kiss oneSomeone that we've loved beforeIs a love foreverBut I never thought you'd floor me againMa...

Good Bad Boy Joe Jackson

We hear you, we see itYou do it like you wanna be itCome with a guise, we guarantee itGet in the line and be a good bad boyGet in the line and be a good bad boyWe got it, we're loadedAnd we can wri...

Fast Forward Joe Jackson

I'm hitting fast forwardSeems like we'd gotten kind of stuckTime to get out of town and try toSet the controls for sometime off in the futureWhere people will be happy instead ofGetting dumber and ...

If It Wasn't For You Joe Jackson

If it wasn't for you my friend why should everything be such a fussIt's so difficult to pretend that the living is easy with usYou tell me what to doAnd I tell you where to goOne and one is twoBut ...

See No Evil Joe Jackson

What I want I want nowAnd it's a whole lot more than anyhowI wanna fly, fly a fountainI wanna jump, jump, jump, jump a mountainI understand allDestructive urgesIt seems so perfectI see no evilI get...

King Of The City Joe Jackson

We were brought up in a boring townWatching our feet sink into the groundNever went up on a roof at night oh noOn top of the cityTo look at the lightsRemember the TV was on all dayWith so much sile...

A Little Smile Joe Jackson

With just a little smileWe'll straighten it outYeah, even a fight like thisYou gotta start somewhereAnd not with a kissMaybe a little wordFollowing onFrom another word or twoPut them togetherSoon w...

Far Away Joe Jackson

It's me, and me aloneAgainst the nightSo easy to be scaredWithout the lightThings under my bed try to shake meI listen to the trainsTrains to take meFar away, far awayFar away from EnglandMy dreams...

So You Say Joe Jackson

So you sayAnd I agreeYou're a prize, but not for meThere'll be no more lies nowSo you sayI'm a foolYou're a sageYes I'll try to act my ageThis is no surprise nowSo you sayAnd I thought I knew what ...

Poor Thing Joe Jackson

Just think of the millions and millions of peopleWho could have existed, but didn't existYet here we areAnd the millions and millions of planets and starsNever listed on anyone's listAnd here we ar...

Junkie Diva Joe Jackson

Junkie Diva won't you sing for meI'm so happy can't you set me freeAnything you tell me, it's got to be realCan you tell me how I feelJunkie Diva won't you sing the bluesSing like someone with noth...

If I Could See Your Face Joe Jackson

If I could see your faceThe face of the girl behind the veilI'd ask you if it feels like a guaranteeTo keep you down, or keep you safeOr just keep you paleBut what makes me think you'd even talk to...

The Blue Time Joe Jackson

You come to me in the Blue TimeBetween the night and the dayAlways too soon for the sunriseAlways too late for a second chanceBetween an old and a new timeReaching out as you slip awayInto the drea...

Good Bye Jonny Joe Jackson

My friend Jonny loved a ladyWho was as bad as women can beThe lady's name was LilyAnd Jonny loved her just as much as meThen one night Jonny lost his headHe found her naked in a sailor's bedJonny c...

Satellite Joe Jackson

I remember lying wide awake at nightHad to have you at my side to make it rightYou were my high and lowYou taught me to flyAnd I would always be your satelliteI remember floating free of appetiteHa...

Keep On Dreaming Joe Jackson

God must think he's God or somethingLording it over usSeems to like to make us feelRidiculousGives us just one life then lets usThink it's not enoughWhere can you get a better dealBut we can dreamO...

Ode To Joy Joe Jackson

Impossible to seeImpossible to showImpossible to verifyImpossible to knowWhen she'll come or goThere's nothing you can do to make her realFriends and lover knowDon't say noWhen you feelJoyImpossibl...