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,

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

King Of The World Joe Jackson

I'm alive and feeling 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

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...

If It Wasn't For You Joe Jackson

difficult to forget every stupid or meaningless fight You say go away And I say it's fine with me Then I want to stay Nowhere that I'd rather be You can be anything A slave or a master Any joker or any king

Fast Forward Joe Jackson

I'm hitting fast forward Seems like we'd gotten kind of stuck Time to get out of town and try to Set the controls for sometime off in the future Where people will be happy instead of Getting dumber and

Jackson Elle King

that whiskey well What's left of my backbone Is building this broken home Building it up Just to leave me Said he could change me How could you blame me Not breaking the law To break free So please Take Jackson

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

Got The Time Joe Jackson

Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head Tickin' in my head, tickin' in my head, tickin' in

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

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

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

hearts Strung out from never asking why We burn with blind ambition I heard somebody say I don't regret my wedding day But something's wrong It's not the same I'm lonely and I'd start again If I had the time

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

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

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

Get That Girl Joe Jackson

Hey you I'm dancin' with your girl Her head is in a whirl She don't know who to turn to Alright I'll leave her just this time But she'll could soon be mine And I could soon be hers too One night Soon if

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

keep busy reaching out for something You don't care, there's always something there Sometimes you can't see that all you need is one thing If it's right, you could sleep at night But it can take some time

So You Say Joe Jackson

is no surprise now So you say And I thought I knew what went on in my heart Till you taught me I would never have been smart Enough to leave you Tell me once Not again Take a breath and count to ten Time

Real Men Joe Jackson

Not unless you are a friend Then if you're tall and handsome and strong You can wear the uniform and I could play along And so it goes, go round again But now and then we wonder who the real men are Time

Be My Number Two Joe Jackson

And ev'ry time I look at you, You'll be who I want you to, And I'll do what I can do To make a dream or two come true, If you'd be my number two.

When You're Not Around Joe Jackson

busy guy A lot of things to do But there's a reason why Some of them just seem to lose their flavor I feel like death warmed up I can't taste the coffee in my cup I feel so low I'm underground Every time

Hit Single Joe Jackson

years of finding out What I already knew Now I spread myself around And you can have three minutes too 'Cause I'm a hit single Lookin' out for number one I got a line or two that never fail And every time

My House Joe Jackson

Moving my car forward a foot at a time Another red light, another warning sign Is that rain on the windshield?

Rush Across The Road Joe Jackson

So I think I'll 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 Time

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

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.

Chinatown Joe Jackson

Trying to find chinatown Trying to find chinatown A hungry man Can hold out a long time For some soul food Good food, whole food I know I was that man Maybe sometimes hold out a little too long I took

Chinatown (Album Version) Joe Jackson

"Trying to find chinatown Trying to find chinatown A hungry man Can hold out a long time For some soul food Good food, whole food I know I was that man Maybe sometimes hold out a little too long I took

The Uptown Train Joe Jackson

think they can show all that glitters is gold And they don't care to go where you go 'Cause they know you're insane When you change to the uptown train Well, I knew that you were trouble You were a ten time

Steppin' Out Joe Jackson

alive Get into a car and drive To the other side Me babe, steppin out Into the night Into the light You babe, steppin out Into the night Into the light We Are young but getting old before our time

Amateur Hour Joe Jackson

amateur You know if someone likes your face You'd be a fool to stay strictly amateur It's strictly for amateurs The world could be a better place If some of us could stay Amateurs There's no more time

Nineteen Forever Joe Jackson

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 crying Each time

It's Different For Girls (Album Ver.) Joe Jackson

Don't you know that it's different for girls Don't give me love No not love she said Don't you know that it's different for girls You're all the same Mama always told me, save yourself Take a little time

Still Alive Joe Jackson

was all about But that's alright They say it's better to be traveling than to arrive But then they said I couldn't live without you And I'm still alive In the beginning we were there till the end of time

Tilt Joe Jackson

It tears me apart The higher you fly The farther you gotta fall Tilt - you're pushing too hard Try just another ball Tilt - so why's it so hard Keeping it under control Take it easy take your time

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

It's Xmas time 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

Steppin' Out (Album Ver.) Joe Jackson

Can come alive Get into a car and drive To the other side Me babe steppin out Into the night Into the light You babe - steppin out Into the night Into the light We Are young but getting old before our time

The Pleasure Principle Janet Jackson

You might think I'm crazy, but I'm serious It's better you know now What I thought was happiness was only part-time bliss You can take a bow It was all just one big night out on the town Riding

Blue Flame Joe Jackson

was not just there You tell me women get you down And as for men, they're all bastards I wonder what world you call home And I wish I could learn their language just enough to make you laugh Just one time

Too Tough Joe Jackson

you, with you And I can see your point of view But I can see a way to be tough too, tough too You know I hate it when you talk this way 'Cause you don't listen to a word you say And it took a lot of time

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

Stranger Than Fiction Joe Jackson

love her more And life goes on filled with disasters and friction And life can be strange But love can be stranger than fiction Only love can be stranger than fiction Excuse me operator, tell me what time

Breaking Us In Two Joe Jackson

You're all the same Mama always told me save yourself Take a little time and find the right girl Then again don't end up on the shelf Logical advice gets you in a whirl I know, a lot of things

It's Different For Girls Joe Jackson

You're all the same Mama always told me save yourself Take a little time and find the right girl Then again don't end up on the shelf Logical advice gets you in a whirl I know, a lot of

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

Go For It Joe Jackson

Everybody's wasting time. Everybody stands in line. 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.

The Man Who Wrote Danny Boy Joe Jackson

deal Blow away your struggle And I'll take your soul for a toy After rubbing 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

It's All Too Much Joe Jackson

supply and no demand There's just too much to struggle through Especially without you Please come home Honey, please come home I'd like to get to know All the many people I could be If I just had the time

The Plesure Principle Janet Jackson

The Pleasure Principle You might think I'm crazy, but I'm serious It's better you know now What I thought was happiness was only part-time bliss You can take a bow It was all just one big night

Hey Joe King Curtis

Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun of your hand Hey Joe, I said where you goin' with that gun in your hand, oh I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady You know I caught her messin' 'round with another