Solo (So Low) Joe Jackson

Solo, it isn't a dream Solo, 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

Another World Joe Jackson

I was so low People almost made me give up trying Always said no Then I turned around saw someone smiling Chorus: I stepped into I stepped into Into another Into another I stepped into I stepped into Into

When You're Not Around Joe Jackson

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 I feel like death warmed up I can't taste the coffee in my cup I feel so

Satellite Joe Jackson

I remember lying wide awake at night Had to have you at my side to make it right You were my high and low You taught me to fly And I would always be your satellite I remember floating free of appetite

I'm The Man Joe Jackson

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 me You can say it with cash 'Cause I got the trash and you got the cash So

Five Guys Named Moe Joe Jackson

jump and shout Tell me who do the critics rave about Five guys named Moe They came out of nowhere But that don't mean a thing They rate high and you'll know why When you hear them sing High brow, low

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

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

Happy Ending (Feat. Elaine Caswell) Joe Jackson

So I look at what I see, or remember what I read? When I tell you how I feel, do I wonder what I've said?

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

It's All Too Much Joe Jackson

Some days I can't get started Wondering which shoe to put on first Or should I brush my teeth Before or after I put on my shirt So many big decisions Boiled or scrambled, fried or even raw I'm so damn

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

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

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

Forty Years (Live At The Roundabout Theatre, New York City/1986) Joe Jackson

. - they talk about 'euro-disease' And how the french are always so damn hard to please Otions are passed in brussels but no one agrees And no one walks tall - but no-one gets down on their knees Once

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

Love At First Light Joe Jackson

only wish that I could remember your name But I know it's written on a matchbook somewhere And maybe I'll find it, and maybe I'll care Or maybe your'll fix me with one of those stares And put up a fight So

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

Blue Flame Joe Jackson

call me I'll still be armed with the memory of one evening when you smiled At something Sadness spreads like a black stain But I know by now that's not all there is There's a blue flame inside of you so

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

Shanghai Sky (Live At The Roundabout Theatre, New York City/1986) Joe Jackson

Strange How the world got so small I turned around and there was nowhere left to go So sad The dream always dies Each new arrival closes places in my mind But I can dream Until I go Of smells that I don't

Mad At You Joe Jackson

breakfast You know you fix it too late With the wrong kind of egg-cup And the wrong kind of plate But honey look at your eyes You got the innocent eyes And now you're asking me why I'm mad at you Mad at you So

Home Town Joe Jackson

Wanna go back to my home town Though I know it'll never be the same Back to my home town 'Cause it's been so long And I'm wondering if it's still there We think we're pretty smart Us city slickers get

Home Town (Live At The Roundabout Theatre, New York City/1986) Joe Jackson

Wanna go back to my home town Though I know it'll never be the same Back to my home town 'Cause it's been so long And I'm wondering if it's still there We think we're pretty smart Us city slickers get

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

Happy Ending Joe Jackson

wrong kind of egg-cup And the wrong kind of plate But honey look at your eyes You got the innocent eyes Oh it혪s the innocent eyes And now you're asking me why I'm mad at you Mad at you So

T.V. Age Joe Jackson

They're taking over (And i believe - the aliens have to take a physical form on our planet - so why not one with 13 channels...)

T.V. Age (Album Version) Joe Jackson

They're taking over (And I believe - the aliens have to take a physical form on our planet So why not one with 13 channels...)

Breaking Us In Two (Album Version) Joe Jackson

say that we were through Always something breaking us in two They say two hearts should beat as one for us We'll fight it out to see it through I say that won't be too much fun for us Though it's oh so

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

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,

Not Here, Not Now Joe Jackson

These words of love So hard for me to find How can I change my mind If you can only lie?

Real Men Joe Jackson

you What's a man now, what's a man mean Is he rough or is he rugged Is he cultural and clean Now it's all change, it's got to change more Cause we think it's getting better But nobody's really sure And so

Little Bit Stupid Joe Jackson

you get sick Living on bubble gum Maybe too much lipstick Made your mouth go dumb [Chorus] I have to say that we were suited But you know what they say about Cupid Little bit stupid Little bit stupid So

Take It Like A Man Joe Jackson

the parts You get to play the fool Mean, drunk or dumb Were' not casting votes today Braveheart of bum Who needs you anyway Oh no - take it like she did before Oh no - take it like a man Don't feel so

Down To London Joe Jackson

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, good looking and bright I want to see life after ten at night So

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?

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

(Hey babe you look so hot tonight Hey come over here I'll treat you right) 'Cause . . .

Too Tough Joe Jackson

I try hard enough To 'do or die' and push and shove I know that I would be too tough Too tough to fall in love with you You've really gotten underneath my skin Must have been easy, it was always thin So

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

Stranger Than Fiction Joe Jackson

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 pain Don't laugh, just tell me you've been there before So

Go For It Joe Jackson

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. Am I making myself quite clear? Is that the best you can do?

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

Amateur Hour Joe Jackson

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

The Verdict Joe Jackson

one One giving prizes at the end Waiting in the wings Wishing that the band would start to play As the show begins Wonder what the critics have to say Waiting Waiting For the verdict Some people live so

Chrome Joe Jackson

thought about tall along I used to doubt you Guess I was wrong Now you shine like chrome You're a star and bold like chrome And from Tokyo to Rome We're all aware of you Now you shine like chrome Your so

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

Fairy Dust Joe Jackson

steel To blow you faggots into fairy dust - fairy dust Now it's only greed and lust And pride and lust And a few other sins We're Happy to be gay Showing you the way Gotta get your head your hear you to so

The Man Who Wrote Danny Boy Joe Jackson

forgotten Outside of his kind employ Then I thought I could hear A great sound in the distance Of whiskey-soaked singing And laughter and cheers And they're saying That song could bring tears to a glass eye So

Good Bad Boy Joe Jackson

sonnet But you can't fight us if you wanted Get in the line and be a good bad boy Get in the line and be a good bad boy You're our kind of rebel It's your kind of crime 'Cause everyone gets one chance So