Joe Jackson

[fox69]

"Man In The Street"

"Man In The Street"



I'm not a happy guy
But I'm not always sad
And I'm no millionaire
But I 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 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 I'm sure not that dumb
Don't have the inside news
But I know what goes on

And if you put your faith in God above
Or if you watch the skies for Superman
There's always times when you can see the answers
Slip right through their hands

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

So no matter who they think they are
As they tell you who to fight or how to dance
Why don't you give yourself a break
And give us all a chance

'Cause 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

 

[fox69]

"Me And You (Against The World)"

"Me And You (Against The World)"



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
Don't help me I don't know if I can stand
The bitter-sweetness of it all

I don't know I don't care don't even hear
what they all say
There's no past there's no future and no fear
what can they do
I'm helpless I can't talk or even stand
My heart won't start until I get from you
The look that says you love me too
Me and you against the world

I've read the Bible and those books at school
but they don't make much sense of this
The finest minds are calling me a fool
But you destroy them with your kiss
Just one kiss

 

[fox69]

"Memphis"

"Memphis"



Memphis - Where the hell is Memphis?
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 mystery
I used to feel the beat, now I feel a million miles from...

Memphis - Where the hell is Memphis?
Memphis - Where the hell is Memphis?

I used dirty words never too excessively
But saying "rock'n'roll" never seemed so bad to me
I once said it in hip and happy company
I was in and out in a second on my way to...

Memphis - Where the hell is Memphis?
Memphis - Where the hell is Memphis?

Memphis - So where the hell is Memphis?

I had a one-way ticket and a little radio
I turned it on, heard the sound from twenty years ago
Somebody smiled and said, that's the only way to go
He died at twenty-one, now nobody's innocent in...

Memphis - Where the hell is Memphis?
Memphis - Where the hell is Memphis?

Somebody turned around, said, I got to disagree
He wrote that sort of turn people out to anarchy
He made them think about Marlon Brando on TV
I guess they still went down against anything they got in...

Memphis - Where the hell is Memphis?
Memphis - Where the hell is Memphis?

I met a wise old man, he had longer hair than me
He said, Memphis is nothing like it used to be
A hundred dead guitarists lying in the cemetry
I felt a sudden chill, now I'm not so sure about...

Memphis - Where the hell is Memphis?
Memphis - Where the hell is Memphis?

I'm on a lonesome train on a lonesome track
I think I'll jump right off, head for home, double back
And though I'm better now I know that no-one knows the facts
I'm gonna start again, forget I ever heard about...

Memphis - Where the hell is Memphis?

 

[fox69]

"Monday Papers"

"Monday Papers"



I don't want to go out any more
I read the news, I can't believe my eyes
I push the table against the door
You know I've had it with the world outside

If you want to know about the murderers and junkies
If you want to know about the lower east side
Now they got a map shows you where to get your monkey
You can read it in the monday papers, monday papers

Some people like a little gore
Some people always at the scenes of crimes
Now they can watch the tv more
Now they can get it in the sunday times

If you find it hard to handle what you see on page one
You can pull the funnies out and have some laughs
Take a drink and maybe you can laugh at ronald reagan
You can read it in the monday papers, read it in the monday papers

Monday papers don't ask no questions
Monday papers don't get no lies
Monday papers don't raise objection

Monday papers don't got no eyes

Brother's heading that way now I guess
He just read something made his face turn blue
Well I got nothing against the press
They wouldn't print it if it wasn't true

If you want to know about the gay politician
If you want to know how to be a star
Ladies - if you want to know about the new sex position
You can read it in the monday papers, read it in the monday papers

Monday papers don't ask no questions
Monday papers don't get no lies
Monday papers don't raise objection
Monday papers don't got no eyes

Monday papers don't ask no questions
Monday papers don't get no lies
Monday papers don't raise objection
Monday papers don't got no eyes

Read all about it, monday papers

 

[fox69]

"Mood Indigo"

"Mood Indigo"



You ain't been blue; no, no, no.
You ain't been blue,
Till you've had that mood indigo.
That feelin' goes stealin' down to my shoes
While I sit and sigh, "Go 'long blues".

Always get that mood indigo,
Since my baby said goodbye.
In the evenin' when lights are low,
I'm so lonesome I could cry.

'Cause there's nobody who cares about me,
I'm just a soul who's bluer than blue can be.
When I get that mood indigo,
I could lay me down and die.

 

[fox69]

"Moonlight"

"Moonlight"



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-believe, pretend
I think the moonlight is my friend
But sometimes I'm not sure

 

[fox69]

"My House"

"My House"



I'm moving my car forward a foot at a time
Another red light another warning sign
Is that rain on the windshield
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...

One of these days
I'm gonna smash somebody's car
And smash the copper's face
As they take me away...

But I gotta go home now
(don't wanna go to my house)

Only forty minutes to the Jersey side
Me and Suzy used to read the news and stay up all night
We used to see a lot of people then we just got tired
And gave birth to a perfect little alibi
I take a sip of diet soda and loosen my tie
Another red light another warning sign
Hey that Puerto Rican hooker must be six feet tall
One of these days one of these days...

One of these days
I'm gonna turn the car around
And keep on going
'Til I lose track of time...

But I gotta go home now
(don't wanna go to my house)

Thirty five minutes to the Jersey side

Another red light another warning sign

One of these days one of these days

 

[fox69]

"Nineteen Forever"

"Nineteen Forever"



Sometimes I feel so alive
Sometimes I see so clear
Just like the way we always were
So young and free from fear

I lose my fear of war and dying
and all the clouds just disappear
Only my mirror sees me crying
Each time I lose another year...

Wouldn't be a drag to be like you
Settling down and having kids
and telling them what to do
Well I'm gonna stay...19 forever

We can do magic in these times
be what we want to be
We'll all be rock 'n' roll stars
immortal on TV

And if you see me looking tired
I've just been sleeping thought the day
But I got something to keep me wired
So we can dance the night away

Wouldn't it be a drag to be like them
They're gonna sell out everything
But I won't get fooled again
'Cause I'm gonna be... 19 forever

You better believe it - you know my dream's still alive
You can love it or leave it
But I'm never gonna be 35

 

[fox69]

"Not Here, Not Now"

"Not Here, Not Now"



These words of love so 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 and I'm too young to die

Smiling faces all around us
You don't wanna make a scene
Not here, not now
And I don't wanna cry

We drink the wine like we were really friends
But can our sadness end and work turn into play?
We dress so fine and step out on the town
And friends may gather round but soon will turn away

Smiling faces all around us
You don't wanna make a scene
Not here, not now
And I don't wanna cry

Smiling faces all around us
You don't wanna make a scene
Not here, not now
And I don't wanna cry

 

[fox69]

"Obvious Song"

"Obvious Song"



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 the world - starting with your land"
It was a rock 'n' roll millionaire from the USA
Doing 3 to the gallon in a big white car
And he sang and he sang 'til he polluted the air
And he blew a lot of smoke from a Cuban cigar

And the stars are looking down
Through a hole in the sky
And if they can see, they cry
That's obvious

And the walls are coming down
Between the west and the east
You don't have to be a hippie to believe in peace
That's obvious... obvious

There was a kid in the city selling crack to get by
Got caught one day with a gun in his hand
When a voice said, "Okay, get 'em up in the air
You're too young to live like this
But you ain't too fast to die."
Just another foot-soldier in a stupid little war
Another sound-bite on the American scene
Caught between the supplier only dreaming of money
And the demand of the man with money
Who needs a little help to dream

So we starve all the teachers
And recruit more Marines
How come we don't even know what that means
It's obvious

And the walls are coming down
Between the eagle and the dove
You don't have to be a hippie to believe in love
That's obvious... obvious