Rush Across The Road Joe Jackson

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fast Forward Joe Jackson

Meanwhile the young guys are Waiting for respect when what they wanna be is cool Cool calm and collected just as if that isn't strange Or they wanna blow the whistle, ring the bell and change the rules

Steppin Out J.J. Jackson

Steppin' Out Jackson Joe (words and music by Joe Jackson) Now - The mist across the window hides the lines But nothing hides the colour of the lights that shine Electricity's so fine Look and

Different Roads Joe Cocker

TONIGHT I WALK THESE CITY STREETS AND I THINK ABOUT THE PAST WHEN YOU WHERE MINE AND OUR LOVE WAS FOREVER I NEVER THOUGHT THAT YOU WOULD GO NEVER DREAMED THAT YOU WOULD LEAVE NOW THE TASTE I HAVE

Worn Out Kelly Joe Phelps

Wonder flood the valley, tunnel feed the soil Free advice with constant wit, never to recoil Bums rush o'er the high grass field with shoes of plastic lace That untie at the first step, not the last that

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

A Place In The Rain Joe Jackson

Turn off the TV and turn off the light Turn off the street lamps as well Turn off the billboards that scream through the night And dream the policemen to hell Close all the windows and close all the doors

Right And Wrong (Live At The Roundabout Theatre, New York City/1986) Joe Jackson

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

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

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

Invisible Man Joe Jackson

Maybe you'd like to know What I'd have to say If I was still around Now I'm made of smoke You see through to me It's the strangest joke You can't touch the invisible man Can't touch the invisible man Can't

I'm The Man Joe Jackson

Pretty soon now Why 'know I'm gonna make a comeback And like the birds and the bees in the trees It's a sure-fire smash I'll speak To the masses throughout the media And if you got anything to say to

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

The Band Wore Blue Shirts Joe Jackson

I'm only glad they do They're gonna pay the bills for me and you People out for an evenin' 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

The Human Touch (Album Version) Joe Jackson

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

Jumpin' Jive Joe Jackson

ball The jip-jam-jump is a jumpin' jive Makes you dig your jive on the mellow side The jip-jam-jump is a solid jive Makes you nine foot tall when you're four foot five Now, don't you be that ickeroo Get

King Of The World Joe Jackson

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 the world As far as I know I don't want your bread I don't need your helping hand I can't

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

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

The Uptown Train Joe Jackson

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

Got The Time Joe Jackson

Wake up, got another day to get through now Got another man to see Got to call him on the telephone Got to find a piece of paper Sit down, got another letter to write Think I'll got to get the letter

The Other Me Joe Jackson

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

Only The Future Joe Jackson

Somethings coming, something big Something I can't stand Dark as the ocean, secret and cruel Something I can't command Somethings waiting down a muggers' alley To see what's on my mind Take a deep breath

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

It was a rock'n'roll millionaire from the USA Doing three to the gallon in a big white car And he sang and sang 'til he polluted the air And he blew a lot of smoke from a Cuban cigar And the stars are

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

don't do so bad But no matter who you think you are There's always someone with a different view There's always someone thinks he's got a right To say what's good for you So how do you know That the

Sunday Papers Joe Jackson

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 Harder They Come Joe Jackson

Oh oh, well, they tell me I'm a pie up in the sky Waitin' for me when I die But between the day you're born and when you die You know, they never seem to hear even your cry So as sure as the sun will shine

It's Different For Girls Joe Jackson

What the hell is wrong with you tonight?

Breaking Us In Two Joe Jackson

What the hell is wrong with you tonight?

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

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

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

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

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

Steppin\' Out (Sight And Sound In Concert:Joe Jackson 2 22/01/1983) Joe Jackson

Mother doesn\'t go out anymore 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 \'bout the bishop and

Far Away Joe Jackson

It's me, and me alone Against the night So easy to be scared Without the light Things under my bed try to shake me I listen to the trains Trains to take me Far away, far away Far away from England My dreams

Cha Cha Loco Joe Jackson

You tied the knot Don't bite the hand or it won't feed What she ain't got, Be sure to make sure you don't need. You can't go back. You've booked the band, So take your partner by the hand.

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

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

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

Living In The Promiseland Joe Cocker

GIVE US YOUR TIRED AND WEAK AND WE WILL MAKE THEM STRONG BRING US YOUR FOREIGN SONGS AND WE WILL SING ALONG LEAVE US YOUR BROKEN DREAMS WE'LL GIVE THEM TIME TO MEND THERE'S STILL A LOT OF LOVE LIVING IN THE

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

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

Junkie Diva Joe Jackson

Junkie Diva won't you sing for me I'm so happy can't you set me free Anything you tell me, it's got to be real Can you tell me how I feel Junkie Diva won't you sing the blues Sing like someone with nothing