Heart Of Ice Joe Jackson

"Take a knife Cut out this heart of ice Hold it high Walk into the sun Take a knife Cut out this heart of ice Hold it high Walk into the sun Take a knife Cut out this heart of ice Hold it high

Discipline Joe Jackson

gotta keep it up Discipline can stop my hunger Discipline can quench my thirst Discipline can make me stronger If it doesn't kill me first I'm gonna tie you up Gonna keep you begging for the key to my heart

Amateur Hour Joe Jackson

you'll 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

Drowning Joe Jackson

I don't love you But I'm lost Thinking of you And the ghosts Of so many special moments That passed so quickly at the time And now they come and track me down And echo round and round and round And time

A Place In The Rain Joe Jackson

the temperature 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 Verdict Joe Jackson

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 One giving prizes at the end Waiting in the wings Wishing that the band would start

Good Bye Jonny Joe Jackson

We could have had it all But it never lasts forever And now we've nothing at all Good bye Lily, good bye Lily Life can be so cruel I'll keep going, just keep going Just another poor fool And though my heart

Happy Ending (Feat. Elaine Caswell) Joe Jackson

I'm in a movie Where boy meets girl What happens to me In this brave new world Do I listen to my heart, do I listen to my head? So I look at what I see, or remember what I read?

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

Out Of Style Joe Jackson

pound leather, you just cannot throw away So I'll wear it just from a to b but not on saturdays At the meeting of the cult - I'll be a different man Out of style That's what I hear them saying - inside

My House Joe Jackson

Wonder if it's raining on the Jersey side Tapping my fingers to the radio But I don't hear a thing Watching the hookers move in and out of the light One of these days, one of these days...

Chrome Joe Jackson

You always were the special one The breath of air, the heap of fun You always had a kind of light That might dismay, or might delight I thought about tall along I used to doubt you Guess I was wrong Now

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

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

So You Say Joe Jackson

agree You're a prize, but not for me There'll be no more lies now So you say I'm a fool You're a sage Yes I'll try to act my age This is no surprise now So you say And I thought I knew what went on in my heart

Go For It Joe Jackson

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

Rant And Rave Joe Jackson

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

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

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

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

Poor Thing Joe Jackson

Just think of the millions and millions of people Who could have existed, but didn't exist Yet here we are And the millions and millions of planets and stars Never listed on anyone's list And here we are

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

Oh the romance of these harbour towns Lights that shimmer on canals And in the bottom of your glass The air buzzing with foreign tongues And the occasional cries Of sailors, tramps and rock 'n' rollers

If I Could See Your Face Joe Jackson

If I could see your face The face of the girl behind the veil I'd ask you if it feels like a guarantee To keep you down, or keep you safe Or just keep you pale But what makes me think you'd even talk to

King Of The World Joe Jackson

alive and feeling fine If you come my way You can share my poison wine No marigolds in the promised land There's a hole in the ground Where they used to grow Any man left on the Rio Grande Is the king of

King Of The City Joe Jackson

We were brought up in a boring town Watching our feet sink into the ground Never went up on a roof at night oh no On top of the city To look at the lights Remember the TV was on all day With so much silence

The Man Who Wrote Danny Boy Joe Jackson

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

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 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

Love At First Sight Joe Jackson

It's the crack of noon And I sit here watching you sleeping I only wish that I could remember your name But I know it's written on a matchbook somewhere So maybe I'll find it, and maybe you'll care Or

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

Love At First Light Joe Jackson

It's the crack of noon And I sit here watching you sleeping I only wish that I could remember your name But I know it's written on a matchbook somewhere And maybe I'll find it, and maybe I'll care Or maybe

Lullaby Joe Jackson

Shall I stay or go Through the door Will the pen to flow Watch the stars Sleep's a chore The moon is growing cold It hangs like a sliver of tin How do our dreams unfold And why are my bones feeling thin

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

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

Flying Joe Jackson

The older I get the more stupid I feel I don't know what's going on Tired of trying to be strong When I should be crying The further I go the less distance I see Leave behind another home The harder I

Home Town Joe Jackson

Of all the stupid things I could have thought This was the worst I started to believe That I was born at seventeen And all the stupid things The letters and the broken verse Stayed hidden at the bottom

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

Of all the stupid things I could have thought This was the worst I started to believe That I was born at seventeen And all the stupid things The letters and the broken verse Stayed hidden at the bottom

A Little Smile Joe Jackson

little word Following on From another word or two Put them together Soon we can break on through Someone else might come with another plan Someone else could be twice as smart I'll put one foot in front of

Still Alive Joe Jackson

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

The Human Touch (Album Version) Joe Jackson

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 the figures and I know all of

Oh Well Joe Jackson

I can't help about the shape I'm in I can't sing, I ain't pretty, and my legs are thin Don't ask me what I think of you I might not give the answer that you want me to Oh no, oh come on Oh well Stop Now

Be My Number Two Joe Jackson

And there is not much left of me. What you get is what you see; Is it worth the energy? I leave it up to you.

The Band Wore Blue Shirts Joe Jackson

shoes are dirty to confuse Yeah I guess someday my kids will ask me 'bout the old days I guess that I'll tell them that there ain't much to tell The waiters wore black dinner jackets and all that kind of

When You're Not Around Joe Jackson

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

Neon Rain Joe Jackson

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 side of

Kinda Kute Joe Jackson

Ya make a guy feel 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

Geraldine And John Joe Jackson

they kiss goodnight But tomorrow they'll be thinking All day long, all day long Geraldine and John See the happy couple, so inseparable And the beat goes on And for better or worse They are married but of

Ever After Joe Jackson

photographs that always moved (And that wasn't strange) Now they're in the can Let's put them on a shelf Let's put them in the ground They'll never move again Ever after Ever after Ever after Over and done All of

Solo (So Low) Joe Jackson

somebody who never calls Listening in the night to something Scratching 'round behind the walls Solo, with no one to care Solo, the cupboards are bare So I'm now to dine On free, stale crackers and a fifth of

Mad At You Joe Jackson

When you're fixing your make-up You know you take too long And when you mix me a drink up You know you mix it too strong And when you fix me a breakfast You know you fix it too late With the wrong kind of

Blue Flame Joe Jackson

rifles at your lovers one by one And friends, too I've come with hands above my head I'm damned if I'll try to break your door down If you ever come out just call me I'll still be armed with the memory of

Happy Ending Joe Jackson

fixing your make-up You know you take too long And when you mix me a drink up You know you mix it too strong And when you fix me a breakfast You know you fix it too late With the wrong kind of