Neon Rain Joe Jackson

I stepped out in the pouring rain To find a place where they feel my pain Gonna cry where they can't complain Gonna howl like a hurricane You don't like me You don't need me You won't see me On the other

A Place In The Rain Joe Jackson

rises We'll go to our place in the rain Take down the pictures and take out the trash Take up the tattered old rugs Take up the mattress and count all the cash And laugh with the last of the drugs Burn

The Blue Time Joe Jackson

You come to me in the Blue Time Between the night and the day Always too soon for the sunrise Always too late for a second chance Between an old and a new time Reaching out as you slip away Into the dream

Sea Of Secrets Joe Jackson

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

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

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

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

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

Too Tough Joe Jackson

I know that you think I protest too much I'm like a diva with a tragic touch But if I wanna hide from the pouring sun It has to be alright And I could have my pride but I'll try to run When a fool would

Stranger Than Fiction Joe Jackson

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

My House Joe Jackson

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

Amateur Hour Joe Jackson

on out And you won't cry Cause your amateur hour is over You're only going where I've been And you'll see what I've seen You're no amateur, amateur You know if someone likes your face You'd be a

Look Sharp! Joe Jackson

Big shot, tell you what, tell me what goes on around here Go on and get me in the corner, smoke my cigarettes and drink my beer Tell me that this world is no place for the weak Then you can look me in

Fast Forward Joe Jackson

getting scareder all the time Scared of their own shadows and scared to take a fall Either miserable with millions or dying for a dime Desperate to live forever or lucky to live at all And if I could

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

It's Xmas time again Has it really been a year And a soldier sighs again And thinks about his kids and English beer Pulls on his boots again And steps into the pissing rain And the clouds look just like

Take It Like A Man Joe Jackson

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, slassy, super-cool She

Go For It Joe Jackson

Everybody stands in line. Think of "Babe Ruth" And you think of hot dogs and beer But if he can hit a home run, so can you, And your weight is just nowhere near. Am I making myself quite clear?

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

Get That Girl Joe Jackson

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

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

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

Got The Time Joe Jackson

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 three go!

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

he's got a right To say what's good for you So how do you know That the man in the street don't care And why don't you care When the man in the street don't know Anyway I'm not a clever guy 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

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

Steppin' Out Joe Jackson

"Now The mist across the window hides the lines But nothing hides the color of the lights that shine Electricity so fine Look and dry your eyes We So tired of all the darkness in our lives With no

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

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

Love At First Sight Joe Jackson

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

Love At First Light Joe Jackson

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 love at first light

Steppin' Out (Album Ver.) Joe Jackson

Now The mist across the window hides the lines But nothing hides the colour of the lights that shine Electricity so fine Look and dry your eyes We So tired of all the darkness in our lives With no more

Blaze Of Glory (Album Version) Joe Jackson

Johnny was a young boy With nothing much except a certain kind of look in his eye He was discovered one day - you see he had a certain kind of appeal For a certain kind of guy Who gave him some advice

The Jet Set (Live At The Roundabout Theatre, New York City/1986) Joe Jackson

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

Down To London Joe Jackson

Stop, what's that sound It's the death rattle of this rusty old town Stop, listen again It's the sound of laughter all along the Thames Hey, what's my line Do I have to stay here 'til the end of time I'm

King Of The World Joe Jackson

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

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

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

T.V. Age Joe Jackson

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 send out for food, get the news on video) I can

T.V. Age (Album Version) Joe Jackson

"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

Satellite Joe Jackson

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

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

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

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

Breaking Us In Two Joe Jackson

What the hell is wrong with you tonight?

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

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

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

Solo (So Low) Joe Jackson

Solo, it isn't a dream Solo, it's just what it seems An empty thing Waitin' on somebody who never calls Listening in the night to something Scratching 'round behind the walls Solo, with no one to care

Beat Crazy Joe Jackson

Kids today-they're all the same All call themselves-some crazy name All those drugs-they can't be sane All that noise-affects their brains And it's such a crime How they waste their time They can't get

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

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

Real Men Joe Jackson

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

Rant And Rave Joe Jackson

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