Breaking Us In Two (Album Version) Joe Jackson

"Don't you feel like trying something new Don't you feel like breaking out Or breaking us in two You don't do the things that I do You want to do things I can't do Always something breaking us in two You

Breaking Us In Two Joe Jackson

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

The Old Songs Joe Jackson

There goes another one Another happy couple on the road to emptiness I think of my father and mother Can they imagine how two people can get in this mess But the old songs say, "Love's forever" And the

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

In distant lands There's no such luxury You'd give your hand In pre-arranged matrimony You'd wear the veil I'd sit in some cafe somewhere Instead of this running around And this right to be free So pleased

Keep On Dreaming Joe Jackson

God must think he's God or something Lording it over us Seems to like to make us feel Ridiculous Gives us just one life then lets us Think it's not enough Where can you get a better deal But we can dream

Thugz 'r' Us Joe Jackson

Thugz are us, thugs are us Wearing hoods and baggy trousers on the bus Thugz are us, thugs are us We don't want no trouble Unless you make a fuss Out in the suburbs Life is gettin' tough Me and my posse

Love At First Sight Joe Jackson

maybe you'll care Or maybe you'll fix me with one of those stares And put up a fight So when you awake I admit I'm relieved As you flash me a smile like a diamond And just for a moment I almost believe In

Love At First Light Joe Jackson

maybe I'll care Or maybe your'll fix me with one of those stares And put up a fight So when you awake I admit I'm relieved When you flash me a smile like a diamond And just for a moment I almost believe In

Fast Forward Joe Jackson

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

The Man Who Wrote Danny Boy Joe Jackson

It happened one night At three in the morning The devil appeared In my studio room And he said I'm your pal And I'll make you a deal Blow away your struggle And I'll take your soul for a toy After rubbing

The Uptown Train Joe Jackson

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 lil' hippie hat You've changed, they say Take it slow when you're breaking

A Slow Song Joe Jackson

"Music has charms they say But in some people's hands It becomes a savage beast Can't they control it Why don't they hold it back You see my friend and me Don't have an easy day And at night we dance not

Got The Time Joe Jackson

of paper Sit down, got another letter to write Think I'll got to get the letter just right There's a ringing on the telephone Oh no, got to write a little later No such day as tomorrow, only one two

The Other Me Joe Jackson

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

Citizen Sane Joe Jackson

If you want to live forever Ask a doctor, someone clever He can put you on or get you off Of the drug do jour All you kings and martyrs All the little girls and boys Will thank you when you start us Safely

Dirty Martini Joe Jackson

Two in the morning there's a drink in my hand (Dirt, dirt, dirty Martini) Nothing moving the place but sweat I heard a rumour 'bout a Cajun band (Dirt, dirt, dirty Martini) The bartender says it's early

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

Trying To Cry Joe Jackson

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

Be My Number Two Joe Jackson

Won't you be my number two? Me and number one are through. There won't be too much to do; Just smile when I feel blue. And there is not much left of me.

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

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 the West

Good Bye Jonny Joe Jackson

My friend Jonny loved a lady Who was as bad as women can be The lady's name was Lily And Jonny loved her just as much as me Then one night Jonny lost his head He found her naked in a sailor's bed Jonny

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

Here in berlin - people line up to get in To wait for the end - living in glorious sin They've looked around - and now there is no looking back To when rivers ran red - now it's the sky that grows black

Hit Single Joe Jackson

You might have seen me hangin' 'round I never miss one night I could be on the town I used to be another one like you Always running home to that special one or two And when I think of all the years of

Out Of Style Joe Jackson

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

A Little Smile Joe Jackson

With just a little smile We'll straighten it out Yeah, even a fight like this You gotta start somewhere And not with a kiss Maybe a little word Following on From another word or two Put them together Soon

Kinda Kute Joe Jackson

humble I make a fool of myself again Ya make me trip and stumble Just go dance by yourself again I'll just watch Cause that's all I want to do But remember That I'm here with your drink At my table for two

Man In The Street (Live At The Roundabout Theatre, New York City/1986) Joe Jackson

so bad But no matter who you think you are There's always someone with a different view There's always someone thinks he's got a right To say what's good for you So how do you know That the man in

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

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

Evil Empire (Album Version) Joe Jackson

There's a country where no one knows What's going on in the rest of the world There's a country where minds are closed With just a few asking questions Like what do their leaders say In sessions behind

Down To London Joe Jackson

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 if they ask you where I am I'm in

Five Guys Named Moe Joe Jackson

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 brow, all agree They're the best in

Good Bad Boy Joe Jackson

We hear you, we see it You do it like you wanna be it Come with a guise, we guarantee it Get in the line and be a good bad boy Get in the line and be a good bad boy We got it, we're loaded And we can write

Invisible Man Joe Jackson

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

Awkward Age Joe Jackson

I should have know that you were only just fifteen You had a scowl like a Klingon beauty queen Old enough to stand out but to young to stand with pride So uncomfortable in your messed-up skin And the cool

Amateur Hour Joe Jackson

see what I've seen You're no amateur, amateur You know if someone likes your face You'd be a fool to stay strictly amateur It's strictly for amateurs The world could be a better place If some of us

Real Men Joe Jackson

"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

Jamie G Joe Jackson

want you Even though I know that I can't have you Even though I don't know which way you go I'm dying to come with you See'mon let's drink champagne Before they bring back Prohibition Smoke a pack or two

It's All Too Much Joe Jackson

I'm so damn open-minded Used to think I'm lucky but I'm cursed I'm cursed I hate this supermarket But I have to say it makes me think A hundred mineral waters Fun to guess which ones are safe to drink Two

Not Here, Not Now Joe Jackson

These shattered dreams I try to build again But looks could kill again And I'm too young to die [Chorus] Smiling faces all around us You don't want to make a scene Not here, not now And I don't want to

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

Jackson Elle King

Momma's dead and gone Papa ain't there Momma's dead and gone And Papa don't care Brother buried his head Pocket full of shotgun shells It's just a merry man Stuck in that whiskey well What's left of my

Fools In Love Joe Jackson

Fools in love Well, are there any other kind of lovers? Fools in love Is there any other kind of pain?

Summer In The City Joe Jackson

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

Two Of Us Hisaishi Joe

Chant : Warren Weibe There was a time When you once said to me Here in my heart There's something I believe Please tell someone If someday I must leave That seems so long ago I raise my hand And

Tomorrow's World (Album Version) Joe Jackson

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

Obvious Song Joe Jackson

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 this world - starting with your land

Ever After Joe Jackson

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

King Of The World Joe Jackson

Hello one and all Was it you I used to know Can't you hear me call On this old ham radio All I got to say I'm alive and feeling fine If you come my way You can share my poison wine No marigolds in the

Eleanor Rigby Joe Jackson

Ah, look at all the lonely people Ah, look at all the lonely people Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been lives in a dream Waits at the window, wearing the face that