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

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

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

See No Evil Joe Jackson

What I want I want now And it's a whole lot more than anyhow I wanna fly, fly a fountain I wanna jump, jump, jump, jump a mountain I understand all Destructive urges It seems so perfect I see no evil I

It's All Too Much Joe Jackson

brands of cookies 87 kinds of chocolate chip They say that choice is freedom I'm so free it drives me to the brink And you know why... it's all too much It's all too much for me to bear What kind of shampoo

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

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?

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

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

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

Solo (So Low) Joe Jackson

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 Solo, the cupboards are bare So

I'm The Man Joe Jackson

Pretty soon now Why 'know I'm gonna make a comeback And like the birds and the bees in the trees It's a sure-fire smash I'll speak To the masses throughout the media And if you got anything to say to

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

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

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

Blaze Of Glory (Album Version) Joe Jackson

on what to wear And sent him out to make the young girls cry 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

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

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

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

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

In distant lands There's no such 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Is She Really Going Out With Him? Joe Jackson

There's a lady that I used to know She's married now, or engaged, or something, so I am told Is she really going out with him? Is she really gonna take him home tonight?

Fools In Love Joe Jackson

Everything you do, everywhere you go now Everything you touch, everything you feel Everything you see, everything you know now Everything you do, you do it for your lady love Your lady love, your lady

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

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

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.

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

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

You Can't Get 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?

The Other Me Joe Jackson

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 know that if I could split in two The other

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

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

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

Jumpin' Jive Joe Jackson

Boys, what you gonna say down there? Oh boys, what you gonna say down there?

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

Blue Flame Joe Jackson

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 hands above my head I'm damned if I'll try to break your door down If you

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

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

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,

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?)

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

Wasted Time Joe Jackson

Maybe it would be better if we never said goodbye Maybe I'd grow much older with you in my life Maybe we'd come out winners putting the world to right Maybe I should be sorry for wasting your time So who's