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

Drowning Joe Jackson

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 goes quickly Or disappears completely And I feel like I fade away

Friday Joe Jackson

it Once you clock in You'll take any shit, all right Ain't that right She don't care no more She don't need to fight it She don't care no more She gets paid on Friday Monday morning Friday's far

King Of The World Joe Jackson

fine If you come my way You can share my poison wine No marigolds in the promised land There's a hole in the ground Where they used to grow Any man left on the Rio Grande Is the king of the world As far

The Other Me Joe Jackson

only one for me And you know that if I could split in two The other me would stay all night The other me would hold you tight The other me would be the only one for you The other me Would take you so far

Don't Wanna Be Like That Joe Jackson

That what you know is true Well maybe it's time for getting out of line It seems like the done thing to do Some people get crazy Some people get lazy Some people get hazy Some people get out Take me away

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

Bright Grey Joe Jackson

you I went through your e-mail He says it getting so hard just to be male now Somebody tell me how God only knows why we're enemies Hey - why doesn't someone say This dull black and white should fall away

The Best I Can Do (Album Version) Joe Jackson

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 I'll love you forever Or at least many years If you know I'll never Take away

Happy Ending (Feat. Elaine Caswell) Joe Jackson

Is there nothing we can do about it, anyone Anyone can be so hard hearted But everyone Still everbody wants a happy ending I get so scared when I see the end but it's against our case Each movie so far

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

Sea Of Secrets Joe Jackson

places never seen Now and then I can wake and I remember Just one secret thing Through the rain I can keep a candle burning Under the skin of the world It's sinking in No need for fear of drowning Drift away

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

Not Here, Not Now Joe Jackson

We dress so fine And step out on the town And friends may gather round But soon will turn away [Chorus: x2]

Blaze Of Glory (Album Version) Joe Jackson

conveniently died And he went up in flames He did what he had to do And they say it's a tragic story He just wasn't there one day But he went out in a blaze of glory And you and i - you and i just fade away

A Place In The Rain Joe Jackson

champagne When the rivers run dry We can go to our place in the rain Pay off the piper and pay all the bills Pay for the getaway car Blow out the candles and head for the hills Pray that we make it that far

Discipline Joe Jackson

If it doesn't kill me first I'm gonna tie you up Gonna keep you begging for the key to my heart I gotta keep it up But tonight I'm gonna be my only slave Put on my cd of the sound of waves And drift away

Target Joe Jackson

a target Somebody say I'm crazy Living in this crazy town I say maybe you're just lazy Got to either swim or drown I know what I'm doing I'm happy day to day But then something happens Takes my nerve away

Ever After Joe Jackson

Now that you're gone Nothing is wrong But every thing's changed Words in your hand Do I set them in stone Or throw them away Now everything we did Like photographs that always moved (And that wasn't strange

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

can't live together But we can't stay apart In all my dreams I've wanted someone like you With no extremes We'd both do what we have to do But it's too easy, and then it's too hard And passion gives us away

Nineteen Forever Joe Jackson

what we want to be We'll all be rock 'n' roll stars Immortal on TV And if you see me looking tired I've just been sleeping thought the day But I got something to keep me wired So we can dance the night away

Invisible Man Joe Jackson

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

Thugz 'r' Us Joe Jackson

are us Wearing hoods and baggy trousers on the bus Thugz are us, thugs are us We don't want no trouble Unless you make a fuss I got some mash-ups With Snoop' and Dr Dre I play 'em louder When my dad's away

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

King Of The City Joe Jackson

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 to chase away

Out Of Style Joe Jackson

to try and beat the cold Well, I know it's not the thing but then it's all of two years old Though I never was a punk - I'm sure you'll understand But a sixty-five pound leather, you just cannot throw away

If It Wasn't For You Joe Jackson

you where to go One and one is two But not because you tell me so If it wasn't for you I bet I could do better sleeping at night It's so difficult to forget every stupid or meaningless fight You say go away

My House Joe Jackson

One of these days I'm gonna smash somebody's car And smash the copper's face As they take me away But I gotta go home now (Don't want to go to my house) I gotta go home now (Don't want to go to my house

Stranger Than Fiction Joe Jackson

muscle, I didn't know I had And tell me what day is it anyway Don't laugh, just tell me you hear what I say I love her so much, I don't even know what planet I'm on Love her so much, I wish she'd just go away

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

right just to get where you're goin' to Gotta keep runnin' gotta be the best Gotta walk tall in the Wild West You keep on the move or you try to settle down And there's strangers from further and further away

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

JOE Scott Walker

JOE As old Joe sat a dyin' The baby down the hall was cryin' Somebody had a party goin' on The fat boy you told tales to Moved away the other day To think with no goodbye He could have gone

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

Amateur Hour Joe Jackson

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

Get That Girl Joe Jackson

Hey youI'm dancin' with your girlHer head is in a whirlShe don't know who to turn toAlrightI'll leave her just this timeBut she'll could soon be mineAnd I could soon be hers tooOne nightSoon if I'm...

Geraldine And John Joe Jackson

See the bright red sports car, See the happy coupleSee their clothes so white and their skin so pinkSee them playing squash Gotta keep their bodies suppleHow they kiss goodnight But tomorrow they'l...

Kinda Kute Joe Jackson

Ya make a guy feel humbleI make a fool of myself againYa make me trip and stumbleJust go dance by yourself againI'll just watchCause that's all I want to doBut rememberThat I'm here with your drink...