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from Joe Jackson - Look Sharp (1996)
Well, things are getting bad now
Since your woman left you, just can't do without it The other day you even read a book That tells you how to go about it It says to join an evening class Or hang around in zoos and railway stations And gives you lots of lines to use And how to make the best of situations You know it's just a bunch of crap, you used to do okay But that was long ago and far away You got the fever You got the fever You gotta love her And you gotta leave her It's something you can't fight (hey hey hey) Let's call it something polite Like the fever of love Fever of love The girls that want you you don't want The girls you want they never seem to want you The girls at work are married And the girls at dances never seem to want to The girls in bars are always with a friend Or waitin' for their new fiance And you tell the barmaid you're just lonely She just smiles and says: "That's what they all say" So you look up some old number you said you'd never use And tell yourself you win instead of lose You got the fever You got the fever You gotta love her And you gotta leave her It's something you can't fight (hey hey hey) Let's call it something polite Like the fever of love Fever of love You got the fever You got the fever You gotta love her And you gotta leave her It's something you can't fight (hey hey hey) Let's call it something polite Like the fever of love Fever of love |
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from Joe Jackson - La Legende Des Best Sellers (2000)
Sometimes you start feeling so lost and lonely
Then you 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? But if there's any doubt Then I think I'll leave it out 'Cause I'll tell you one thing You can't get what you want Till you know what you want Said you can't get what you want Till you know what you want Sometimes you 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 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 Said you can't get what you want Till you know what you want 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 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 Said you can't get what you want Till you know what you want I'll tell you one thing You can't get what you want, what you want I'll tell you one thing You can't get what you want, what you want |
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from Joe Jackson - Body And Soul[Remastered] (2008)
Sometimes you start feeling so lost and lonely
Then you 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? But if there's any doubt Then I think I'll leave it out 'Cause I'll tell you one thing You can't get what you want Till you know what you want Said you can't get what you want Till you know what you want Sometimes you 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 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 Said you can't get what you want Till you know what you want 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 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 Said you can't get what you want Till you know what you want I'll tell you one thing You can't get what you want, what you want I'll tell you one thing You can't get what you want, what you want |
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from Joe Jackson - Big World (1986)
Out to the west there's a trail that leads somewhere
And a call of the wild that takes some people there Through Monument Valley to California sun From New Amsterdam to the Way the West Was Won Well, years will go by when you 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 And you keep building towns and laying railroad track And things get crazy and you have to use that gun And you wonder if this is the way the west is won But keep thinkin' that way and you won't get nowhere 'Cause you got a 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 in town And you give them some tools and they know what must be done And you know who's the boss and you know the west was won And they say... Where I come from you can't get nowhere I'm breaking my back for some opportunity Making my fortune and I'll take it all home Tell my kids about the wild west But there's still beauty as the flowers bloom on desert sands And there's still hope as the sun rises over the Rio Grande But it's so crowded now and nothing's simple any more And they're still knocking at your door You hear guns in the night and you hope they're not for you 'Cause a dog eats a dog then he eats his master too In the land of the free and the not so often brave There's both love or money, now choose which you will save But... keep thinkin' that way and you won't get nowhere 'Cause you got a right just to get where you're goin' to Gotta keep runnin' gotta be the best Gotta walk tall in the wild west |
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from Joe Jackson - Night And Day 2 (2000)
Why smoke is coming out of ground
Tell me why My English make an ugly sound But I try Why Empire State Building green Tell me why Why house is smell of gasoline Do I die |
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from Joe Jackson - Laughter And Lust (2003)
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 I feel like death warmed up I can't taste the coffee in my cup I feel so low I'm underground Every time you're not around And if I didn't feel so high And if I didn't feel so proud Then I wouldn't cry I wouldn't feel so down When you're not around You come and fill me up With ecstasy and pain And then I run on empty 'Til I see you again But I've got things to do And places I can go I guess I can't blame you If some of them just seem to feel like nowhere No, I don't feel so great I can't taste the sandwich on my plate I try to sing but there's no sound Every time you're not around And if I didn't feel so high And if I didn't feel so proud Then I wouldn't cry I wouldn't feel so down When you're not around |
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from Joe Jackson - Big World (1986)
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 with ourselves but there's one thing I've found about you and me We 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 We know when to play the right cards But we never know what to say And we can't live together But we can't stay apart Why can't you be just more like me Or me like you And why can't one and one Just add up to two But we can't live together And we can't stay apart |
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from Joe Jackson - Rain (2008)
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 rights Maybe I should be sorry For wasting your time So who's right Who'll take my side And call it spite or call it pride Call it love that never died Call it anything but wasted time After the party's over After the dream has died Some people keep returning To the scene of the crime Try to rewrite the story Tell you you never tried Tell you you should be sorry For wasting their time So who's right Who'll take my side And call it spite or call it pride Call it love that never died Call it anything but wasted time Maybe we could have done better Maybe, maybe not Maybe we could have made better use of time Maybe if anyone knew better how much time we've got It wouldn't be so hard To make the words all rhyme So who's right Who'll take my side And call it spite or call it pride Call it love that never died Call it anything but wasted time |
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from Joe Jackson - Laughter And Lust (2003)
See the guy in the corner
The one who's drinking another glass There's a look in his eye That I've seen so many times in the past I've seen it in the mirror And I've seen it in my friends When we realize we've lost ourselves And we try to make amends He'll drink another two or three And the room will start to spin Then he'll try to let the feelings show But he'll find he can't give in You remember what your brother said Remember what your brother said "I'll tell the whole class if I see you" You remember what your mother said Remember what your mother said "Never be a man if you do" See the guy in the corner Putting out another cigarette Maybe someone is dying From something that they can't cure yet Maybe a lover is cheating Maybe a lover just left But something's gone, maybe forever And it's something that he can't forget You remember what your brother said |
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from Joe Jackson - Too Tough (2008)
I know you think that I protest too much
I'm like a Diva with the tragic touch But if I wanna hide from the pouring sun It has to be alright And I can have my pride, but I'll turn and run When a fool would stand and fight And if 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 if I wanna cry in the burning rain Don't worry, I'll survive But even when you're high, I can feel your pain That's what I call being alive So if I fall ? I'll get back up And there'll be tears ? and blood and stuff Still I stand tall ? but not too tough Too tough to fall in love With you And I can see your point of view But I can't 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 to grow your shell Maybe enough's enough And I could tell you why you should go to hell But I don't want to be that tough And if 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 |
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from Joe Jackson - Rain (2008)
I know you think that I protest too much
I'm like a Diva with the tragic touch But if I wanna hide from the pouring sun It has to be alright And I can have my pride, but I'll turn and run When a fool would stand and fight And if 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 if I wanna cry in the burning rain Don't worry, I'll survive But even when you're high, I can feel your pain That's what I call being alive So if I fall ? I'll get back up And there'll be tears ? and blood and stuff Still I stand tall ? but not too tough Too tough to fall in love With you And I can see your point of view But I can't 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 to grow your shell Maybe enough's enough And I could tell you why you should go to hell But I don't want to be that tough And if 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 |
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from Joe Jackson - Big World (1986)
You know you're gonna have to face up to the facts
Youre just another face in a big crowd You know we gotta try hard to relax We can laugh - but not too loud It's never like you see in a magazine And you don't even know what you mean to me And I don't understand this feeling But wanna be with you tonight Tonight and forever You drive me crazy and you say that you'll never change And I could never do what you want to Don't you find this whole thing a little strange I don't even know if I like you It's never like you see on a movie screen But there's something that you do to me And I'm not sure that I believe it But I wanna be with you tonight Tonight and forever |
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from Joe Jackson - Blaze Of Glory (1989)
Hey - did you ever see so many stars in the sky
Yeah - and can you imagine how many we can't even see Imagine we're in the jiddle of the Galaxy Yeah - Imagine how many blazing stars there'd be We're gonna fly in Tomorrow's World and there'll be cities on the moon No one'll die in Tomorrow's World and miracles will happen soon In Tomorrow's World Hey - d'you remember that rocket they blasted into God knows where Yeah - with the pictures for someone to find with chemical symbols saying Hi how you doin' to the folks out there Yeah - they put the Bach music in left all the shit behind Sometimes I think we should be sending out an SOS But mostly I just think of all the things I can't wait to see We're gonna live in Tomorrow's World We'll live on power from the sun We're gonna live in Tomorrow's World And there'll be food for everyone In Tomorrow's World |
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from Joe Jackson - Volume 4 (2006)
Thugz R Us, Thugz R Us
Wearing hoods and baggy trousers on the bus Thugz R Us, Thugz R Us We don't want no trouble Unless you make a fuss Out in the suburbs Life is gettin' tough Me and my posse Necks are gettin' rough Down in the Boys' School Life is gettin' hard Know what I'm sayin' Fightin' in the yard We got wide-arsed hippie mums We look smart but we wanna be so dumb Thugz R Us, Thugz R Us Wearing hoods and baggy trousers on the bus Thugz R Us, Thugz R 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 We got a Volvo And plastic chandeliers Know what I'm sayin' It's boring me to tears We got tight-arsed drippy dads We look good but we wanna be bad Thugz R Us, Thugz R Us Wearing hoods and baggy trousers on the bus Thugz R Us, Thugz R Us We don't want no trouble Unless you make a fuss We got beer but we want some crack We look white but we wanna be black Thugz R Us |
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from Joe Jackson - Look Sharp (1996)
Wake up this mornin' and the paper's on the mat
Poor getting poorer and the rich are getting fat again Up in the towers all the bosses sitting sneezing A half asleep and the rest all start to squeezing Don't worry 'bout it baby, don't try to understand You got your answer in your hand, throw it away Throw it away, throw it away Throw it away, throw it away Wake up this morning there's a letter on the mat Big brother wanna know where little brother's at again Life is a peace of paper, goes on forever Sign on the dotted line or end up in the river drowned Don't worry 'bout it baby Don't try to understand You got the answer in your hand Throw it away |
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from Joe Jackson - Look Sharp (1996)
Wake up this mornin' and the paper's on the mat
Poor getting poorer and the rich are getting fat again Up in the towers all the bosses sitting sneezing A half asleep and the rest all start to squeezing Don't worry 'bout it baby, don't try to understand You got your answer in your hand, throw it away Throw it away, throw it away Throw it away, throw it away Wake up this morning there's a letter on the mat Big brother wanna know where little brother's at again Life is a peace of paper, goes on forever Sign on the dotted line or end up in the river drowned Don't worry 'bout it baby Don't try to understand You got the answer in your hand Throw it away |
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from Joe Jackson - La Legende Des Best Sellers (2000)
Did you do me right?
Did I do right by you? When I bare my soul it seems you do not hear Can this be true? Am I a fool to fight? I could do just what you say But I'm following my heart and that takes me another way It's not easy when there's no 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 fast They're so scared of getting old Some people keep on working All they do is line their graves with gold We don't know what happens when we die We only know we die too soon But we have to try or else our world becomes a waiting room Would you testify for me? I think I'd do the same for you Waiting in the dark Waiting for the phone to ring all day My witness disappears Wonder what the jury has to say Waiting Waiting For the verdict Waiting Waiting Waiting Waiting |
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from Joe Jackson - Body And Soul[Remastered] (2008)
Did you do me right?
Did I do right by you? When I bare my soul it seems you do not hear Can this be true? Am I a fool to fight? I could do just what you say But I'm following my heart and that takes me another way It's not easy when there's no 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 fast They're so scared of getting old Some people keep on working All they do is line their graves with gold We don't know what happens when we die We only know we die too soon But we have to try or else our world becomes a waiting room Would you testify for me? I think I'd do the same for you Waiting in the dark Waiting for the phone to ring all day My witness disappears Wonder what the jury has to say Waiting Waiting For the verdict Waiting Waiting Waiting Waiting |
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from Joe Jackson - Rain (2008)
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 to hold And they 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 loser Or maybe even double But you pulled some kind of rabbit From your hippie hat You've changed They say ? Take it slow when you're breaking the mold Got to pay what you owe or be out in the cold And they don't care to know what you know or to go through the pain To change To the Uptown Train |
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from Joe Jackson - Laughter And Lust (2003)
I guess we can still be friends
I guess we can talk at least But if we were seventeen Imagine the things we'd do I know that those days are over I'm glad that those games are won And the winners ride off into the sunset But it's not the same for you 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 me - would stay all night The other me - would hold you tight The other me - would be the only one for you When I see you there alone It almost breaks my heart But it doesn't break enough For me to break my whole life apart I guess we could still be friends And we can talk all night But I have to bite my tongue And sometimes words don't come out right We're old enough to know What we can think or say out loud To know that hearts are not just Cards to play when two's a crowd And I know that she's the only one for me But 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 away from here And he'd be . . . A man with a mission . . . The other me . . . Might even be better than this one And I know that she's the only one for me But 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 |
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from Joe Jackson - Laughter And Lust (2003)
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 old songs never say die But a song can't keep us together How can that beautiful song be a lie Me I blame the old songs Filling hearts with rebellion and romance Our book of revelations And all we had to do was dance Play us another one Play us the hopes and dreams of twenty years ago They're all over the bloody radio It's like they're telling us there's nowhere left to go And the old songs say - "be my baby" And the old songs say - "she loves you" All the songs we'll sing come what may be I like those songs But I'd like something new Me I blame the old songs Protect us all against a change of course All our great expectations Turn to alimony and remorse |
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from Joe Jackson - Night Music (2003)
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 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 In some perfect refrain Like the man who wrote Danny Boy And I said if you're real, then I'll ask you a question While most of us turn into ashes or dust Just you and that other guy go on forever But who writes the history And who do I trust? He gave me a wink And he said it was funny How mortals would pour all their blood, sweat and tears Onto tape, onto paper Or into the air To be lost and 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 pass me the papers, I'll sign them in blood And the smell of the brimstone was turned into greasepaint And the roar of the crowd like the furies of hell And I hear the applause and I hear the bells ringing And the sound of a woman's voice from the next room saying Come to me now Come lay down beside me Whatever you're doing you're too going to see You can't hold onto shadows, no more than to years So be glad for the pleasures We're young enough to enjoy So maybe I'm drunk Or maybe a liar Or maybe we're all living inside a dream You can say what you like When I'm gone, then you'll see I'll be down in the dark Down underground With Shakespeare and Bach And the man who wrote Danny Boy |
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from Joe Jackson - Big World (1986)
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 ask your kid to smile please Sorry what exactly do you mean Can you say it in English 'Cause we're the . . . Jet set - get out of our way And don't be messin' with the . . . Jet set - get out of our way We got a lot of things to see Let's get a Big Mac Get it while the dollar's worth a thousand yen It's quite a bargain here Next year We'll save some money and we'll hire Big en For our anniversary This really is a pretty scene But I'm happy I don't live here Hey what's the matter with the waiter's face Can you say it in English 'Cause we're the . . . Jet set - get out of our way And don't be messin' with the . . . Jet set - get out of our way We got a lot of things to see |
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from Joe Jackson - Blaze Of Glory (1989)
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 are falling but I'm still here I know all the figures and I know all the facts But all I can do is keep trying . . . . To look for the Human Touch Life is hard when you've got nothing Life can be hard when you've got too much Sometimes I wonder what's the difference It's only better with someone to touch I got the telephone stuck to my ear I keep yelling but you don't hear In all the universe I'm just a speck of dust But all I can do is keep trying . . . . To give you the Human Touch You know we're nothing in the scheme of things Just microchips in big machines And the world is spinning round and round but I know that we can slow it down And I know that I can make you see I'm on the side of you and me and all I want to do listen to me . . . Is give you . . . give you Give you the Human Touch |
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from Joe Jackson - Blaze Of Glory (1989)
I'll try to protect you
If Idon't get too scared I'll never neglect you If 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 all your fears And I'll never roam not unless I have to But I'll always come home that's the best I can do It's the best I can do |
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from Joe Jackson - I'm The Man (2006)
I don't know why they come here
I'm only glad they do They're gonna pay the bills for me and you People out for an evening 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 page with ease I got the smile that says I'm here to please Me and the bass guitarist Have even shined our shoes The drummer's shoes are dirty to confuse I guess someday my kids will ask me 'bout the old days I guess that I'll tell them there ain't much to tell The waiters wore black dinner jackets and all that kind of thing And the band wore blue shirts And the music played on Then at the end of the evening They throw the suckers out Don't get me wrong, I got no beef about it I get my rates from the union I get my shirts real cheap I get my money Get home Get some sleep |
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from Joe Jackson - Night And Day (1985)
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 neighbourhood Say you can't be too careful But that won't do no good I'm no one special But any part of town Someone could smile at me then Shake my hand then gun me down 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 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 Uptown ? downtown No one's fussy I'm a target Black, white ? day, night No one's fussy I'm a target |
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from Joe Jackson - La Legende Des Best Sellers (2000)
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 neighbourhood Say you can't be too careful But that won't do no good I'm no one special But any part of town Someone could smile at me then Shake my hand then gun me down 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 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 Uptown ? downtown No one's fussy I'm a target Black, white ? day, night No one's fussy I'm a target |
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from Joe Jackson - Night And Day (2006)
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 neighbourhood Say you can't be too careful But that won't do no good I'm no one special But any part of town Someone could smile at me then Shake my hand then gun me down 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 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 Uptown ? downtown No one's fussy I'm a target Black, white ? day, night No one's fussy I'm a target |
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from Joe Jackson - Live (2006)
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 neighbourhood Say you can't be too careful But that won't do no good I'm no one special But any part of town Someone could smile at me then Shake my hand then gun me down 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 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 Uptown ? downtown No one's fussy I'm a target Black, white ? day, night No one's fussy I'm a target |
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from Joe Jackson - Big World (1986)
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 dirty sheep But at least he's got a job And he knows he can't complain And you may think that this song comes too late But lest we forget This tango Atlantico isn't over yet Can you imagine this The general and the lady dance She flashes victory signs and smokes cigars He shines his medals up for one last chance They make a pretty pair But no one understands their game Because they can't agree about the stakes They can't agree on anything They can't even agree on the name And you may think that this song comes too late But lest we forget This tango Atlantico isn't over yet Sorry Tommy . . . Lost a foot? . . . Bloody land mines . . . No more soccer for you . . . And you may think that this song comes too late But lest we forget This tango Atlantico isn't over yet |
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from Joe Jackson - Volume 4 (2006)
Don't let her down
Just 'cause you could before She stole the crown You don't rule anymore Oh no - take it like she did before Oh no - take it like a man Strong sexy smart Slim sassy super-cool She gets the parts You get to play the cool Mean drunk or dumb We're not casting boys today Braveheart or 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 You'll find some job to do Gangsta or clown She'll keep a place for you You feel her touch Fingers like icicles She needs you so much Like fish need bicycles Oh no - take it like she did before Oh no - take it like a man |
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from Joe Jackson - Afterlife [Live] [live] (2006)
Don't let her down
Just 'cause you could before She stole the crown You don't rule anymore Oh no - take it like she did before Oh no - take it like a man Strong sexy smart Slim sassy super-cool She gets the parts You get to play the cool Mean drunk or dumb We're not casting boys today Braveheart or 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 You'll find some job to do Gangsta or clown She'll keep a place for you You feel her touch Fingers like icicles She needs you so much Like fish need bicycles Oh no - take it like she did before Oh no - take it like a man |
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from Joe Jackson - Night And Day (1985)
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 sent 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 know the force has got a lot of power ? but what makes you think it gives a shit about you… who are you anyway?) 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…) They're out there somewhere Times must change (this ain't the stone age, we don't have rocks in our heads) What's so strange ? (we don't work no more, so why get out of bed) T.V. rules ? (pretty soon you won't be able to turn it off at all) All you fools ? (then it'll turn you off ? your back's against the wall) In the ? T.V. Age |
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from Joe Jackson - La Legende Des Best Sellers (2000)
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 sent 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 know the force has got a lot of power ? but what makes you think it gives a shit about you… who are you anyway?) 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…) They're out there somewhere Times must change (this ain't the stone age, we don't have rocks in our heads) What's so strange ? (we don't work no more, so why get out of bed) T.V. rules ? (pretty soon you won't be able to turn it off at all) All you fools ? (then it'll turn you off ? your back's against the wall) In the ? T.V. Age |
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from Joe Jackson - Big World (1986)
Take what you want
But just what you need For survival Life's a bitch and then you die Nothing you can do about it Anything you steal or buy You're gonna be leaving here without it So take what you want But just what you need For survival |
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from Joe Jackson - Look Sharp (1996)
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 the actress If you want to know how to be a star If you want to know about the stains on the mattress You can read it in the Sunday papers, Sunday papers Mother's wheelchair stays out in the hall Why should she go out when the TV's on Whatever moves beyond these walls She'll know the facts when Sunday comes along If you want to know about the mad punk rockers If you want to know how to play guitar If you want to know about any other suckers You can read it in the Sunday papers, read it in the Sunday papers Sunday papers don't ask no questions Sunday papers don't get no lies Sunday papers don't raise objections Sunday papers ain't got no eyes Brother's heading that way now I guess He just read something made his face turn blue Well I got nothing against the press They wouldn't print it if it wasn't true If you want to know about the gay politician If you want to know how to drive your car If you want to know about the new sex position You can read it in the Sunday papers, read it in the Sunday papers Sunday papers don't ask no questions Sunday papers don't get no lies Sunday papers don't raise objections Sunday papers ain't got no eyes Sunday papers don't ask no questions Sunday papers don't get no lies Sunday papers don't raise objections Sunday papers ain't got no eyes Read all about it, Sunday papers Read all about it, Sunday papers Read all about it, Sunday papers Read all about it, Sunday papers Read all about it, Sunday papers Get your Sunday paper, get your Sunday paper, get your Read all about it, Sunday papers Get your Sunday paper, get your Sunday paper, get your Read all about it, Sunday papers |
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from Joe Jackson - Look Sharp (1996)
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 the actress If you want to know how to be a star If you want to know about the stains on the mattress You can read it in the Sunday papers, Sunday papers Mother's wheelchair stays out in the hall Why should she go out when the TV's on Whatever moves beyond these walls She'll know the facts when Sunday comes along If you want to know about the mad punk rockers If you want to know how to play guitar If you want to know about any other suckers You can read it in the Sunday papers, read it in the Sunday papers Sunday papers don't ask no questions Sunday papers don't get no lies Sunday papers don't raise objections Sunday papers ain't got no eyes Brother's heading that way now I guess He just read something made his face turn blue Well I got nothing against the press They wouldn't print it if it wasn't true If you want to know about the gay politician If you want to know how to drive your car If you want to know about the new sex position You can read it in the Sunday papers, read it in the Sunday papers Sunday papers don't ask no questions Sunday papers don't get no lies Sunday papers don't raise objections Sunday papers ain't got no eyes Sunday papers don't ask no questions Sunday papers don't get no lies Sunday papers don't raise objections Sunday papers ain't got no eyes Read all about it, Sunday papers Read all about it, Sunday papers Read all about it, Sunday papers Read all about it, Sunday papers Read all about it, Sunday papers Get your Sunday paper, get your Sunday paper, get your Read all about it, Sunday papers Get your Sunday paper, get your Sunday paper, get your Read all about it, Sunday papers |
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from Joe Jackson - Afterlife [Live] [live] (2006)
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 the actress If you want to know how to be a star If you want to know about the stains on the mattress You can read it in the Sunday papers, Sunday papers Mother's wheelchair stays out in the hall Why should she go out when the TV's on Whatever moves beyond these walls She'll know the facts when Sunday comes along If you want to know about the mad punk rockers If you want to know how to play guitar If you want to know about any other suckers You can read it in the Sunday papers, read it in the Sunday papers Sunday papers don't ask no questions Sunday papers don't get no lies Sunday papers don't raise objections Sunday papers ain't got no eyes Brother's heading that way now I guess He just read something made his face turn blue Well I got nothing against the press They wouldn't print it if it wasn't true If you want to know about the gay politician If you want to know how to drive your car If you want to know about the new sex position You can read it in the Sunday papers, read it in the Sunday papers Sunday papers don't ask no questions Sunday papers don't get no lies Sunday papers don't raise objections Sunday papers ain't got no eyes Sunday papers don't ask no questions Sunday papers don't get no lies Sunday papers don't raise objections Sunday papers ain't got no eyes Read all about it, Sunday papers Read all about it, Sunday papers Read all about it, Sunday papers Read all about it, Sunday papers Read all about it, Sunday papers Get your Sunday paper, get your Sunday paper, get your Read all about it, Sunday papers Get your Sunday paper, get your Sunday paper, get your Read all about it, Sunday papers |
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from Joe Jackson - Summer In The City (2000)
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty Been down, isn't it a pity Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city All around, people looking half dead Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head But at night it's a different world Go out and find a girl Come on, come on and dance all night Despite the heat it'll be alright And babe, don't you know it's a pity That the days can't be like the nights In the summer, in the city In the summer, in the city In the summer, in the city In the summer, in the city Cool town, evening in the city Dressing so fine and looking so pretty Cool cat, looking for a kitty Gonna look in every corner of the city 'Til I'm wheezing like a bus stop Running up the stairs, gonna meet you on the rooftop But at night it's a different world Go out and find a girl Come on, come on and dance all night Despite the heat it'll be alright And babe, don't you know it's a pity That the days can't be like the nights In the summer, in the city In the summer, in the city In the summer, in the city In the summer, in the city... |
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from Joe Jackson - Night And Day 2 (2000)
At a bar on 43rd at quarter to two
Met my friend the Chinese Elvis and hoisted a few He talks like Mickey Mouse And sees with x-ray eyes Lives in a cardboard house I almost gave him the prize Until you Came along - thanks for opening my eyes Things you do - right or wrong It should come as no surprise When you live in a town where there's always somebody Stranger than you At 83rd and Amsterdam there's an Indian Jew Who pierced all his private parts with a permanent screw He sleeps on a bed of nails Which came from outer space And in my taller tales I gave him pride of place Until you Came along - thanks for opening my eyes Things you do - right or wrong It should come as no surprise When you live in a town where there's always somebody stranger than you Stranger than you I'm not complaining even though I'm not sure what you are I've got the strangest feeling (good) about this love bizarre I could have stayed in bed H iding from this freaky show I'm happy that instead I knew just where to go When you came along - thanks for opening my eyes Things you do - right or wrong It should come as no surprise When you live in a town where there's always somebody Stranger than you Are you a boy - are you a girl Are you an oyster - are you a pearl Are you a fish - are you a fowl? Are you an angel - are you from hell |
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from Joe Jackson - Live (2006)
At a bar on 43rd at quarter to two
Met my friend the Chinese Elvis and hoisted a few He talks like Mickey Mouse And sees with x-ray eyes Lives in a cardboard house I almost gave him the prize Until you Came along - thanks for opening my eyes Things you do - right or wrong It should come as no surprise When you live in a town where there's always somebody Stranger than you At 83rd and Amsterdam there's an Indian Jew Who pierced all his private parts with a permanent screw He sleeps on a bed of nails Which came from outer space And in my taller tales I gave him pride of place Until you Came along - thanks for opening my eyes Things you do - right or wrong It should come as no surprise When you live in a town where there's always somebody stranger than you Stranger than you I'm not complaining even though I'm not sure what you are I've got the strangest feeling (good) about this love bizarre I could have stayed in bed H iding from this freaky show I'm happy that instead I knew just where to go When you came along - thanks for opening my eyes Things you do - right or wrong It should come as no surprise When you live in a town where there's always somebody Stranger than you Are you a boy - are you a girl Are you an oyster - are you a pearl Are you a fish - are you a fowl? Are you an angel - are you from hell |
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from Joe Jackson - Laughter And Lust (2003)
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 pain Don't laugh... just tell me you've been there before So we fight but we fight every evening And I tell you every morning I just 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 it is Me and my lover been in bed all day I think I strained a muscle I didn't know I had And tell me what day it is 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 And life goes on... filled with bizarre contradictions And life can be strange But love can be stranger than fiction Only love can be stranger than fiction I know that sometimes love goes But sometimes it comes back to getcha And when love grows It grows like a flower or grows like a tumor Love shows that God has a sense of humor Life goes on... ever immune to prediction And life can be strange But love can be stranger than fiction Only love can be stranger than fiction |
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from Joe Jackson - Live (2006)
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 pain Don't laugh... just tell me you've been there before So we fight but we fight every evening And I tell you every morning I just 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 it is Me and my lover been in bed all day I think I strained a muscle I didn't know I had And tell me what day it is 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 And life goes on... filled with bizarre contradictions And life can be strange But love can be stranger than fiction Only love can be stranger than fiction I know that sometimes love goes But sometimes it comes back to getcha And when love grows It grows like a flower or grows like a tumor Love shows that God has a sense of humor Life goes on... ever immune to prediction And life can be strange But love can be stranger than fiction Only love can be stranger than fiction |
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from Joe Jackson - Volume 4 (2006)
You turned me upside down and turned my insides out
But that's alright You made me laugh then made me cry then made me shout But that's alright But something keeps on beating in there I guess my heart survived I know I said I couldn't live without you But I'm still alive Still alive Still alive You took me out there on a trip that tripped me out But that's alright I'm still confused about what it was all about But that's alright They say it's better to be travelling than to arrive But then they said I couldn't live without you But I'm still alive Still alive Still alive In the beginning we were there till the end of time It isn't sinning to prepare for the kind of murder That's not a crime I guess I knew you guessed I knew when we were through But that's alright I'd tell you what to do if I could tell what's true But that's alright I think I'd better think it over For a year or five But then I thought I couldn't live without you And I'm still alive |
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from Joe Jackson - Night And Day (1985)
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 angry words to say 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 We'll leave the T.V. and the radio behind Don't you wonder what we'll find Steppin' out tonight? You ? Can dress in pink and blue just like a child And in a yellow taxi turn to me and smile We'll be there in just a while If you follow me Me babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light You babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light Me babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light You babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light Me babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light |
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from Romy And Michele's High School Reunion (로미와 미셀) by Steve Bartek [box, ost] (1997)
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 angry words to say 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 We'll leave the T.V. and the radio behind Don't you wonder what we'll find Steppin' out tonight? You ? Can dress in pink and blue just like a child And in a yellow taxi turn to me and smile We'll be there in just a while If you follow me Me babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light You babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light Me babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light You babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light Me babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light |
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from More Music From The Motion Picture Romy And Michele's High School Reunion (로미와 미셀) by Steve Bartek [ost] (1997)
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 angry words to say 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 We'll leave the T.V. and the radio behind Don't you wonder what we'll find Steppin' out tonight? You ? Can dress in pink and blue just like a child And in a yellow taxi turn to me and smile We'll be there in just a while If you follow me Me babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light You babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light Me babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light You babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light Me babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light |
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from Joe Jackson - La Legende Des Best Sellers (2000)
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 angry words to say 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 We'll leave the T.V. and the radio behind Don't you wonder what we'll find Steppin' out tonight? You ? Can dress in pink and blue just like a child And in a yellow taxi turn to me and smile We'll be there in just a while If you follow me Me babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light You babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light Me babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light You babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light Me babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light |
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from The Piano And The Song (2004)
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 angry words to say 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 We'll leave the T.V. and the radio behind Don't you wonder what we'll find Steppin' out tonight? You ? Can dress in pink and blue just like a child And in a yellow taxi turn to me and smile We'll be there in just a while If you follow me Me babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light You babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light Me babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light You babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light Me babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light |
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from Joe Jackson - Night And Day (2006)
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 angry words to say 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 We'll leave the T.V. and the radio behind Don't you wonder what we'll find Steppin' out tonight? You ? Can dress in pink and blue just like a child And in a yellow taxi turn to me and smile We'll be there in just a while If you follow me Me babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light You babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light Me babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light You babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light Me babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light |
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from Joe Jackson - Afterlife [Live] [live] (2006)
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 angry words to say 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 We'll leave the T.V. and the radio behind Don't you wonder what we'll find Steppin' out tonight? You ? Can dress in pink and blue just like a child And in a yellow taxi turn to me and smile We'll be there in just a while If you follow me Me babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light You babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light Me babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light You babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light Me babe ? steppin' out Into the night Into the light |
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from Joe Jackson - Night And Day 2 (2000)
Here darkness never quite descends
Only the toughest stars Hang with neon friends Over neon candy stores Till the bitter end Oh madness Waits for me someday Raising a champagne glass Down some dark alleyway Down some mean magnetic street Stopping me to say... You could live anywhere you want to Give me one reason to stay Here monsters walk the earth again Mermaids in black and gold Perfume and cocaine Rising from a teeming sea Asking me again... You could have anyone you want to Give me one reason to stay I think I'll stay |
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from Joe Jackson - Big World (1986)
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 money and from time to time I have the time Get the image right Party through the night But as it's getting light I'm still waiting for a soul kiss Do I have to say please And it's always just a near miss Always just a big tease Is it always gonna be like this When you're lookin' for a soul kiss And all the record stores Are filled with pretty boys and their material girls And even students vote for actors Then they tell you it's a safer world And all the hippies work for IBM or take control Of faster ways to sell you food that isn't really whole I like to wine and dine You sure are lookin' fine And we could kill some time But I'm looking for a soul kiss I've even said please But it's always just a near miss Always just a big tease Is it always gonna be like this When you're lookin' for a soul kiss |
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from Joe Jackson - Big World (1986)
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 recognize And by the river In Shanghai The colour of the sky Is something I've never seen After the summer rain Children smile Curious and kind And the world is big again |
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from Joe Jackson - Blaze Of Glory (1989)
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 goodbye All that I can wonder Is what do I do with these flowers And what do I do with my evenings And what do you do with that ring I'm gonna go now No you can't hold me Not with such a sentimental thing So tell me why I'm feeling nothing And tell me how you can't even cry Little things are logical But if there's a god above then can it be that love was Just another sentimental thing |
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from Joe Jackson - Night Music (2003)
I'm sinking in
To a sea of secrets Warm and green Down and down Back to times and 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 These monsters here Are only faces I don't wear by day Now and then I can wake, and in the mirror Demons turn to friends Through the pain I can dig a little deeper Under the skin of the world |
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from Joe Jackson - Rain (2008)
Of all the streets in the world
You walk down this one And I see three hundred girls But just want to kiss one Someone that we've loved before Is a love for ever But I never thought you'd floor me again 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 things come to an end Before they're done with Were we too young to be friends That you just have fun with What were all our fights and fears 'Cause I can't remember And I've had enough of tears anyway 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 after time I'm reminded that it's a crime to say I've lost When I decline just to find out the final score Why can't I pass the line and defy the sign that says Don't Cross Or what am I living for Funny how the blink of an eye Can last forever And how we think ourselves dry When it's now or never If I wait for one more sigh You could turn and see me Then I'll never know what I would have done So I'm going to... 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 |
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from Joe Jackson - Big World (1986)
Stop everything...
I think I hear the President The pied piper of the TV screen Is gonna make it simple And he's got it all mapped out And illustrated with cartoons Too hard for clever folks to understand Yeah, they're more used to words like: Ideology... But they say it's not the issue Ideology... They're not talkin' 'bout right or left They're talkin' 'bout... Right and wrong - do you know the difference Right and wrong - do you know the difference 'Tween the right and the left and the East and the West What you know and the things that you'll never see So what ya think- You like the Yankees or the Mets this year? And what about this latest war of words, And what about the Commies? You know, I saw the news last night All illustrated with cartoons So when they come with that opinion poll Yeah, they better not use words like: Ideology... Or try to tell me 'bout the issues Ideology... Whose side are you on 'Cause we're talkin' 'bout... Where are we? |
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from Joe Jackson - Night And Day (1985)
Take your mind back ? I don't know when
Sometime when it always seemed to be just us and them Girls that wore pink and boys that wore blue Boys that always grew up better men than me and 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 it goes ? go round again But now and then we wonder who the real men are See the nice boys ? dancing in pairs Golden earring golden tan Blow-wave in the hair Sure they're all straight ? straight as a line All the gays are macho Can't you see the leather shine You don't want to sound dumb ? don't want to offend So don't call me a faggot 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 to get scared ? time to change plan Don't know how to treat a lady Don't know how to be a man Time to admit ? what you call defeat 'Cause there's women running past you now and you just drag your feet Man makes a gun ? Man goes to war Man can kill and man can drink and man can take a whore Kill all the blacks ? kill all the reds And if there's war between the sexes then there'll be no people left And so it goes ? go round again But now and then we wonder who the real men are |
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from Joe Jackson - La Legende Des Best Sellers (2000)
Take your mind back ? I don't know when
Sometime when it always seemed to be just us and them Girls that wore pink and boys that wore blue Boys that always grew up better men than me and 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 it goes ? go round again But now and then we wonder who the real men are See the nice boys ? dancing in pairs Golden earring golden tan Blow-wave in the hair Sure they're all straight ? straight as a line All the gays are macho Can't you see the leather shine You don't want to sound dumb ? don't want to offend So don't call me a faggot 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 to get scared ? time to change plan Don't know how to treat a lady Don't know how to be a man Time to admit ? what you call defeat 'Cause there's women running past you now and you just drag your feet Man makes a gun ? Man goes to war Man can kill and man can drink and man can take a whore Kill all the blacks ? kill all the reds And if there's war between the sexes then there'll be no people left And so it goes ? go round again But now and then we wonder who the real men are |
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from Joe Jackson - Night And Day (2006)
Take your mind back ? I don't know when
Sometime when it always seemed to be just us and them Girls that wore pink and boys that wore blue Boys that always grew up better men than me and 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 it goes ? go round again But now and then we wonder who the real men are See the nice boys ? dancing in pairs Golden earring golden tan Blow-wave in the hair Sure they're all straight ? straight as a line All the gays are macho Can't you see the leather shine You don't want to sound dumb ? don't want to offend So don't call me a faggot 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 to get scared ? time to change plan Don't know how to treat a lady Don't know how to be a man Time to admit ? what you call defeat 'Cause there's women running past you now and you just drag your feet Man makes a gun ? Man goes to war Man can kill and man can drink and man can take a whore Kill all the blacks ? kill all the reds And if there's war between the sexes then there'll be no people left And so it goes ? go round again But now and then we wonder who the real men are |
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from Joe Jackson - Live (2006)
Take your mind back ? I don't know when
Sometime when it always seemed to be just us and them Girls that wore pink and boys that wore blue Boys that always grew up better men than me and 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 it goes ? go round again But now and then we wonder who the real men are See the nice boys ? dancing in pairs Golden earring golden tan Blow-wave in the hair Sure they're all straight ? straight as a line All the gays are macho Can't you see the leather shine You don't want to sound dumb ? don't want to offend So don't call me a faggot 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 to get scared ? time to change plan Don't know how to treat a lady Don't know how to be a man Time to admit ? what you call defeat 'Cause there's women running past you now and you just drag your feet Man makes a gun ? Man goes to war Man can kill and man can drink and man can take a whore Kill all the blacks ? kill all the reds And if there's war between the sexes then there'll be no people left And so it goes ? go round again But now and then we wonder who the real men are |
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from Joe Jackson - Blaze Of Glory (1989)
I'm gonna rant and rave
I'm gonna lose control if they get me mad I'm staring at the TV screen They're staring right back I got a bottle in my hand I think I'll blow them up I'm gonna weep and wail I'm gonna gnash my teeth at the lies they tell and half the people in the world don't even know where they are don't even know they're being had I'm gonna wake them up (Believe me you'll find out that everything's rotten from bottom to top through and through All gold is just glitter all gains are ill-gotten But now what the hell do we do . . .) I'm gonna scream and shout I'm gonna stamp my feet 'til a policeman comes I don't care what they say Don't care what they write down Book of Rules or Book of Life I'm gonna tear them up (now who wants to be just a bug that they trample Well you see what has happened of course 'cause instead of using the force of example Now it's just the example of force...) |
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from Joe Jackson - Look Sharp (1996)
Here she comes just a-walk just just a-walkin' down the street
Singin' down do be do do wop a do do wop Singin' down do be do do wop a do do wop See the pretty pretty pretty girls in the street Down do be do do wop a do do wop a do do wop See them walkin' with their pretty shoes on their feet Down do be do do wop a do do wop a do do wop Down do be do do wop a do do wop a do do wop I took a walk round the market down town Taking it easy just to see what I could find I found the girls there, long legs and blond hair All getting set to make a mess out of my mind Hey! Eyes left! See the pretty pretty pretty girls in the street Down do be do do wop a do do wop a do do wop See them walkin' with their pretty shoes on their feet Down do be do do wop a do do wop a do do wop Down do be do do wop a do do wop a do do wop I got my heart burnt, you know where I hurt They say the miniskirt is coming back in style I say it's not fair but what do they care When you've got power then you use it for a while Hey! Eyes right! See the pretty pretty pretty girls in the street Down do be do do wop a do do wop a do do wop See them walkin' with their pretty shoes on their feet Down do be do do wop a do do wop a do do wop Down do be do do wop a do do wop a do do wop God, if you're up there, listen to my prayer In future man should have a different design Give him a switch so he can turn off his libido now Give him a tranquilizer built into his mind Hey! Eyes right! See the pretty pretty pretty girls in the street Down do be do do wop a do do wop a do do wop See them walkin' with their pretty shoes on their feet Down do be do do wop a do do wop a do do wop Down do be do do wop a do do wop a do do wop Don't talk to me about Women's Liberation They already got their right just where it hurts Now here she comes just a-walk just a-walkin' down the street Singin' down do be do do wop a do do wop Singin' down do be do do wop a do do wop See the pretty pretty pretty girls in the street Down do be do do wop a do do wop a do do wop See them walkin' with their pretty shoes on their feet Down do be do do wop a do do wop a do do wop Down do be do do wop a do do wop a do do wop |
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from Joe Jackson - Big World (1986)
A million tiny lights are strung across the western sky
They burn to light our mission But it's just a million lonely 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 Precious time But I don't ask much Just to keep in touch And waste a little of your precious time Waste a little of your precious time A million dollars never justified a million lies To jockey for position And if two hearts can't beat as one How can a million souls survive In this world of suspicion I heard somebody say I dream about my wedding day Through lonely nights I dream of you A lover though a friend would do I'd find him if I had the time Precious time But I don't ask much Just to keep in touch And waste a little of your precious time Waste a little of your precious time And just a smile's enough Just some of that human stuff And waste a little of your precious time Precious time |
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from Joe Jackson - Night Music (2003)
Something's coming
Something big Something I can't stand Dark as the ocean Secret and cruel Something I can't command Something's waiting Down a mugger's alley To see what's on my mind Take a deep breath Start walking faster It's dark, but I'm not blind You never know If I push at this wall My hand could pass through So This cloud of unknowing Could disappear too It's only the future |
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from Joe Jackson - Look Sharp (1996)
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 Baby, baby, tell me that you never wanted my loving Baby, baby, tell me that you never, tell me, tell me One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye Tell me one more time we never had a thing in common Tell me one more time as you turn and face the wall Tell me I should know you never were my kind of woman And tell me we were fools to fall Baby, baby, tell me that you never wanted my loving Baby, baby, tell me that you never, tell me, tell me One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye Tell me one more time your tears are only sad confusion And tell me it's just been so long and that is all Tell me one more time that love was only my illusion You never answered to my call Baby, baby, tell me that you never wanted my loving Baby, baby, tell me that you never, tell me, tell me One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye One more time |
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from Joe Jackson - Look Sharp (1996)
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 Baby, baby, tell me that you never wanted my loving Baby, baby, tell me that you never, tell me, tell me One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye Tell me one more time we never had a thing in common Tell me one more time as you turn and face the wall Tell me I should know you never were my kind of woman And tell me we were fools to fall Baby, baby, tell me that you never wanted my loving Baby, baby, tell me that you never, tell me, tell me One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye Tell me one more time your tears are only sad confusion And tell me it's just been so long and that is all Tell me one more time that love was only my illusion You never answered to my call Baby, baby, tell me that you never wanted my loving Baby, baby, tell me that you never, tell me, tell me One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye One more time |
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from Joe Jackson - Summer In The City (2000)
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 Baby, baby, tell me that you never wanted my loving Baby, baby, tell me that you never, tell me, tell me One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye Tell me one more time we never had a thing in common Tell me one more time as you turn and face the wall Tell me I should know you never were my kind of woman And tell me we were fools to fall Baby, baby, tell me that you never wanted my loving Baby, baby, tell me that you never, tell me, tell me One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye Tell me one more time your tears are only sad confusion And tell me it's just been so long and that is all Tell me one more time that love was only my illusion You never answered to my call Baby, baby, tell me that you never wanted my loving Baby, baby, tell me that you never, tell me, tell me One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye One more time |
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from Joe Jackson - Afterlife [Live] [live] (2006)
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 Baby, baby, tell me that you never wanted my loving Baby, baby, tell me that you never, tell me, tell me One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye Tell me one more time we never had a thing in common Tell me one more time as you turn and face the wall Tell me I should know you never were my kind of woman And tell me we were fools to fall Baby, baby, tell me that you never wanted my loving Baby, baby, tell me that you never, tell me, tell me One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye Tell me one more time your tears are only sad confusion And tell me it's just been so long and that is all Tell me one more time that love was only my illusion You never answered to my call Baby, baby, tell me that you never wanted my loving Baby, baby, tell me that you never, tell me, tell me One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye One more time |
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from Joe Jackson - Night And Day (2006)
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 you know you can't get near me You can only hope to hear me on your radio On your radio You're gonna hear me on your radio Ex-teachers still coming through to me Tough kids don't stop trying to kick me to the ground I don't care Go on just do what you do to me You look so sick when you're pushing me around You're nowhere |
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from Joe Jackson - I'm The Man (2006)
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 you know you can't get near me You can only hope to hear me on your radio On your radio You're gonna hear me on your radio Ex-teachers still coming through to me Tough kids don't stop trying to kick me to the ground I don't care Go on just do what you do to me You look so sick when you're pushing me around You're nowhere |
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from Joe Jackson - Laughter And Lust (2003)
I can't help about the shape I'm in
I can't sing, I ain't pretty and my legs are thin But don't ask me what I think of you I might not give the answer that you want me to Oh well And when I talk to God I know he'll understand He says, "Stick by me, I'll be your guiding hand But don't ask me what I think of you I might not give the answer that you want me to" Oh well |
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from Joe Jackson - Summer In The City (2000)
There was a man in the jungle
Trying to make ends meet Found himself one day with an axe in his hand When a voice said "Buddy can you spare that tree We gotta save the world - starting with your land" It was a rock 'n' roll millionaire from the USA Doing 3 to the gallon in a big white car And he sang and he sang 'til he polluted the air And he blew a lot of smoke from a Cuban cigar And the stars are looking down Through a hole in the sky And if they can see, they cry That's obvious And the walls are coming down Between the west and the east You don't have to be a hippie to believe in peace That's obvious... obvious There was a kid in the city selling crack to get by Got caught one day with a gun in his hand When a voice said, "Okay, get 'em up in the air You're too young to live like this But you ain't too fast to die." Just another foot-soldier in a stupid little war Another sound-bite on the American scene Caught between the supplier only dreaming of money And the demand of the man with money Who needs a little help to dream So we starve all the teachers And recruit more Marines How come we don't even know what that means It's obvious And the walls are coming down Between the eagle and the dove You don't have to be a hippie to believe in love That's obvious... obvious |
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from Joe Jackson - Laughter And Lust (2003)
There was a man in the jungle
Trying to make ends meet Found himself one day with an axe in his hand When a voice said "Buddy can you spare that tree We gotta save the world - starting with your land" It was a rock 'n' roll millionaire from the USA Doing 3 to the gallon in a big white car And he sang and he sang 'til he polluted the air And he blew a lot of smoke from a Cuban cigar And the stars are looking down Through a hole in the sky And if they can see, they cry That's obvious And the walls are coming down Between the west and the east You don't have to be a hippie to believe in peace That's obvious... obvious There was a kid in the city selling crack to get by Got caught one day with a gun in his hand When a voice said, "Okay, get 'em up in the air You're too young to live like this But you ain't too fast to die." Just another foot-soldier in a stupid little war Another sound-bite on the American scene Caught between the supplier only dreaming of money And the demand of the man with money Who needs a little help to dream So we starve all the teachers And recruit more Marines How come we don't even know what that means It's obvious And the walls are coming down Between the eagle and the dove You don't have to be a hippie to believe in love That's obvious... obvious |
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from Joe Jackson - La Legende Des Best Sellers (2000)
These words of love so hard for me to find
How can I change my mind if you can only lie? These shattered dreams I try to build again But looks could kill again and I'm too young to die Smiling faces all around us You don't wanna make a scene Not here, not now And I don't wanna cry We drink the wine like we were really friends But can our sadness end and work turn into play? We dress so fine and step out on the town And friends may gather round but soon will turn away Smiling faces all around us You don't wanna make a scene Not here, not now And I don't wanna cry Smiling faces all around us You don't wanna make a scene Not here, not now And I don't wanna cry |
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from Joe Jackson - Body And Soul[Remastered] (2008)
These words of love so hard for me to find
How can I change my mind if you can only lie? These shattered dreams I try to build again But looks could kill again and I'm too young to die Smiling faces all around us You don't wanna make a scene Not here, not now And I don't wanna cry We drink the wine like we were really friends But can our sadness end and work turn into play? We dress so fine and step out on the town And friends may gather round but soon will turn away Smiling faces all around us You don't wanna make a scene Not here, not now And I don't wanna cry Smiling faces all around us You don't wanna make a scene Not here, not now And I don't wanna cry |
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from Joe Jackson - Blaze Of Glory (1989)
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 crying Each time I lose another year... Wouldn't be a drag to be like you Settling down and having kids and telling them what to do Well I'm gonna stay...19 forever We can do magic in these times be 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 Wouldn't it be a drag to be like them They're gonna sell out everything But I won't get fooled again 'Cause I'm gonna be... 19 forever You better believe it - you know my dream's still alive You can love it or leave it But I'm never gonna be 35 |
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