Invisible Man Joe Jackson

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

I'm The Man Joe Jackson

me You can say it with cash 'Cause I got the trash and you got the cash So baby we should get along fine So give me all your money Cause I know you think I'm funny Can't you hear me laughing Can't you

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

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

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

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

You Can't Get What You Want Joe Jackson

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.

The Man Who Wrote Danny Boy Joe Jackson

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 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

Chinatown Joe Jackson

Trying to find chinatown Trying to find chinatown A hungry man Can hold out a long time For some soul food Good food, whole food I know I was that man Maybe sometimes hold out a little too long I took

Chinatown (Album Version) Joe Jackson

"Trying to find chinatown Trying to find chinatown A hungry man Can hold out a long time For some soul food Good food, whole food I know I was that man Maybe sometimes hold out a little too long I took

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

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

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

Friday Joe Jackson

Lazy Gilly was a flower child All the summer Calmly running wild She'd be silly and her friends just smiled Pass the bottle Wash the pills down, what went wrong What went wrong She don't care no

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

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

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

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

Is She Really Going Out With Him? Joe Jackson

There's a lady that I used to know She's married now, or engaged, or something, so I am told Is she really going out with him? Is she really gonna take him home tonight?

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

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

Fairy Dust Joe Jackson

Here See the little queer There's a volunteer Don't you think he should get a haircut now Like in the Marines All the magazines Got a way for everyone to shape up You don't want to fall behind Choking

King Pleasure Time Joe Jackson

King Pleasure is on a mission To take the power from the local politicians He's come to party and he shows it He rules the world, well, man, everybody knows it It's King Pleasure time So show respect,

The Verdict Joe Jackson

Did I do right by you? When I bared my soul it seems you did not hear Can this be true? Am I fool to fight?

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 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

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

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

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

See No Evil Joe Jackson

What I want I want now And it's a whole lot more than anyhow I wanna fly, fly a fountain I wanna jump, jump, jump, jump a mountain I understand all Destructive urges It seems so perfect I see no evil I

Junkie Diva Joe Jackson

left to lose I can really see you when I hear you scream I could nearly be you, in my dreams Now now, I'm going down Pick me up and drop me off in Chinatown Down down with the Junkie Diva Oh wow, I love

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?

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

Rush Across The Road Joe Jackson

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 forever But I never thought you'd floor me again

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

Tilt Joe Jackson

Sunday evening down the penny arcade I see your face in the pinball game Put in a quarter and it starts to fade Tell myself it won't appear again But this is just another game I've played so badly Right

Satellite Joe Jackson

I remember lying 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

Hey Joe Popa Chubby

Hey Joe, where you goin\' with that gun of your hand Hey Joe, I said where you goin\' with that gun in your hand, oh I\'m goin\' down to shoot my old lady You know I caught her messin\' \'round with

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

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