In the supermarket there is music while you work It drives you crazy, sends you screaming for the door Work there for a year or two and you can't get to like it...

There's a guy going round the town You got to check what he is puttin' down Just one look you know the story is great He's the guy the chicks love And the cats ...

Looking over Hong Kong Harbour Throw a shrimp in yellow wine Eat it when it ceases moving Just before is fine too There's an ancient Chinese saying Always seems...

You know I'm just a small town girl I'm off to see the whole wide world I'm off to see the wizard too Do every thing that Dorothy won't do I know I should have...

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 ...

(words and music by 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 ba...

(words and music by Joe Jackson) Don't make me sad Talking 'bout tomorrow It's not so bad We were doing fine just then You'll move on up, you'll move on out An...

(words and music by Joe Jackson) I was so low People almost made me give up trying Always said no Then I turned around saw someone smiling Chorus: I stepped i...

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 uncom...

Come on you people get your dancing shoes on Reds and yellow and pinks and blues on Too late, too late To stay home and sit around Purple leopard skin and see-...

Black nigger white nigger standing in the dark Listen to the rhythm of the bass boom Black nigger takes a hit sending up a spark In the dark heat Swaying a litt...

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's not much left of me What you ge...

(words and music by 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...

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, wanna do things I can't do Al...

She says that he's pouring fuel on the fire He turns around and calls her a liar She says i'm trying to reach a higher plan Someone around here's sane God only ...

Cancer Joe Jackson {Refrain} Everything Everything gives you cancer Everything Everything gives you cancer There's no cure, there's no answer Everything gives ...

(words and music by Joe Jackson) Chorus: Trying to find Chinatown Trying to find Chinatown A hungry man Can hold out a long time For some soul food Good food,...

You always were teh 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 abou tall along...

If you want to live forever Ask a doctor, someone clever He can put you on or get you off Of the drug du jour All you kings and martyrs All the little girls an...

I got drunk with a real nice guy last night In a mood to talk or fight And he said, what's the matter You don't look like you do so bad I said I just been takin...

HE: What the hell is wrong with you tonight? I can't seem to say or do the right thing Wanted to be sure you're feeling right Wanted to be sure we want the same...

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, di...

I got ideas but I don't know it all And when I speak you know my voice is small And when I'm walking down the street I never smile at folks I meet Cause I know ...

Okay, let me tell you 'Bout some of the things I'm going through I know you think that you know But how do you know that what you know is true? Well, maybe it's...

(words and music by 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 alon...

Uptown - downtown No se enredan - soy el blanco Black, white - day, night No se enredan - soy el blanco Se dijo que loco estoy Vagando por este barrio Mire que...

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 Wai...

(words and music by Joe Jackson) Slow down, you know you're leaving me behind You seem to think that you can read my mind You think I'm rich, you think I'm fre...

Here See the little queer There's a volunteer Dont you think he should get a haircut now Like in the Marines All the magazines Got a way for everyone to shape u...

(words and music by 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 forei...

(words by Larry Wynn; music by Jerry Bresler) I gotta tell you a story from way back Truck on down and dig me Jack There's Big Moe, Little Moe, Four-Eyed Moe, ...

(words and music by 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 ...

Fools in love Well, are there any other kind of lovers? Fools in love Is there any other kind of pain? Everything you do, everywhere you go now Everything you ...

(words and music by Joe Jackson) (on the 40th anniversary of the end of World War II) Here in Berlin people line up to gt in To wait for the end, living in gl...

(words and music by 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 Wa...

[Vocals - Joe Jackson] Let it rain, let it rain Let it rain, let it pour We'll have one for the road, put the bolt on the door Let it rain cats and dogs Let it...

[Solo Violin - Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Vocal - Joe Jackson] Call me cool as January I walk like the breeze And wear the world like filigree Call me too larg...

Call me cool as January I walk like the breeze And wear the world like filigree Call me too large for life That's only sticks and stones I'm standing so tall I...

(words and music by Joe Jackson) See the bright red sports car, see the happy couple See their clothes so white and their skin so pink See them playing squash ...

I've had that dream again Where I'm flying thirty feet Above the street again Looking though windows, there you are Sit down to eat again It's the usual egg fo...

I could cool out I couls hang loose I could lay my head back in this comfortable noose I could watch the paint dry On these rented walls Or I could run wild wit...

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 ba...

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 t...

This one is based on a true story It's called Happyland It was on a summer night She says, a year ago today Packed, the place was packed The chicos lookin' for...

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 o...

(words and music by 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 r...

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 t...

You told me you would me at the station gate For our honeymoon excursion You told me you would me at the station gate But I got a different version Train number...

Pretty soon now Y'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 med...

The guy who lives upstairs Is an actor so they say, or maybe worse They say he changed his name 'cause someone with the same name made it first His girlfriend c...

One, two, three, four One, two Hey, can you hear me now As I fade away And lose my ground? Maybe you'd like to know What I'd have to say If I was still around...

I got a gal that's always late Every time we have a date But I love her Yes I love her I'm gonna walk right up to her gate And see if I can get it straight Cau...

Some days I can't get started Wondering which shoe to put on first Or should I brush my teeth Before or after I put on my shirt So many big decisions Boiled or ...

What the hell is wrong with you tonight? I can't seem to say or do the right thing Wanted to be sure you're feeling right Wanted to be sure we want the same thi...

When you got no more assurance Than a great big hunk o' lead If you don't respond to romance Jack, you're dead When a chick is smilin' at you Even though there...

Chorus: Jamie G, I 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 What kind of times ar...

Boys - what you gonna say down there? Oh boys - what you gonna say down there? Palamar, shalamar, swanny shore Let me dig that jive once more Boys - take it ri...

Jumpin' with my boss sid in the city Jumpin' with my boss sid in the city Mr president of that dj committee We're gonna be up all night gettin' ready We want yo...

Can't drink the water Can't breathe the air Can't hide down in the sewer 'Cause there's crocodiles down there My hovel needs a barricade My pants need an alarm...

(words and music by Joe Jackson) You make a guy feel humble I make a fool of myself again You make me trip and stumble Just go dance by yourself again I'll jus...

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 ...

(words and music by Mike Jackson) I like cake, and no mistake But baby, if you insist I'll cut out cake just for your sake Baby, come on, knock me a kiss I li...

(words and music by Joe Jackson) Monday Laundromat Monday Monday Laundromat Monday I want my mother, someone to cook for me Each day another, take out no MSG ...

You stole a wig from your sister And a gun from your dad I geuss i knew when i kissed ya You're a little bit mad You don't care if you get sick Living on bubble...

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 plac...

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 may...

(words and music by 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 l...

(words and music by Joe Jackson) If I could be two places at one time I'd be with you I've lost my heart I'm losing half my mind But I don't care Don't tell m...

If I could be two places at one time I'd be with you I've lost my heart I'm losing half my mind But I don't care Don't tell me don't ask me don't talk at all D...

Memphis, where the hell is Memphis? I got to get away, study my geography I'm just a shadow of the boy I used to be I used to see the light, now it's all a mys...

Moonlight, starlight, star bright I think I see my shadow on the wall Moonlight, silence and silver I think I hear a footstep in the hall I know it?s only make...

(words and music by Joe Jackson) Sometimes I feel so alive Sometimes I feel so clear Just like the way we always were So young and free from fear I lose my fe...

These words of love, hard for me to find; how can I change my mind if you can only lie? These shattered dreams I try to build again but looks could kill again,...

Ex-friends, ex-lovers and enemies I've got your cases in front of me today all sewn up Ex-bosses you never let me be I got your names and your numbers filed awa...

I tried to call you yesterday You were at the Monday Clu Or a communist demonstration who cares You're going somewhere everyday Vegetarians against the Klan Ev...

(words and music by Joe Jackson) Something's coming, something big Something I can't stand Dark as the ocean, secret and cruel Something I can't command Somet...

(words and music by 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 ...

Give me a Bud and a slice And leave me alone If I want your advice, I'll ask ya They tell me that caviar's nice, but I wouldn't know So what's it to you Who nee...

Vocal (Canadian) - Brad Roberts Vocal (British) - Joe Jackson Bassoon (American) - Judy LeClair] Give me a Bud and a slice And leave me alone If I want your ad...

(words and music by 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 s...

(words and music by 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 go...

Okay, here's my first contribution Joe Jackson--"Real Men" (from the album Body & Soul, I believe) Take your mind back I don't know when Some time when it alwa...

[Vocals - Joe Jackson Drums (Left) - Dan Hickey Drums (Right) - Kenny Aronoff Plastic Buckets (Times Square) - Jared Crawford] FUCK THIS BULL SHIT SPIT FLAT B...

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 foreve...

(words and music by M More) San Francisco Fan Loved a no-good gamblin' man She drank the coffee dregs So she could fry his eggs In a golden frying pan Can-can...

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 thin...

(words and music by Joe Jackson) We always were the kind of people To take it hard when things would go wrong Little things would bother me And little things w...

(words and music by 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 arr...

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'...

(words by Eddie de Lange and Irving Mills; music by Joe Jackson) In my solitude you haunt me With reveries of days gone by In my solitude you touch me With memo...

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 be...

We walked out one autumn evening Someone up there made a fair appear Coloured light that caught our eyes And reggae music caught our ears We laughed as they pla...

The first time I saw you standing in the water You must have been all of a thousand feet tall Nearly naked - unashamed like herod?s daughter Your love was so bi...

Here darkness never quite descends Only the toughest stars Hang with neon friends Over neon candy stores Till the bitter end Oh madness Waits for me someday Ra...

STEPPIN' OUT 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 ...

You turned me upside down and turned my insides out But that's alright You mad me laugh me made me cry then made me shout But that's alright But somethings keep...

(words and music by Joe Jackson) Please Mister, can 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 hous...

Take what you want But just what you need For survival Life?s a bitch and then you die Nothing you can do about it Anything you steal or buy You?re gonna be le...

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...

Don't let her down Just 'cos 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...