Joe Jackson

[fox69]

"Rant And Rave"

"Rant And Rave"



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 got a bottle in my hand
I think I'll blow them up

I'm gonna weep and wail
I'm gonna gnash my teeth
at the lies they tell
and half the people in the world
don't even know where they are
don't even know they're being had
I'm gonna wake them up

(Believe me you'll find out
that everything's rotten
from bottom to top through and through
All gold is just glitter
all gains are ill-gotten
But now what the hell do we do...)

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 to be just
a bug that they trample
Well you see what has happened of course
'cause instead of using the force of example
Now it's just the example of force...)

 

[fox69]

"Real Men"

"Real Men"



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 now – what's a man mean
Is he rough or is he rugged
Is he cultural and clean
Now it's all change – it's got to change more
'Cause we think it's getting better
But nobody's really sure

And so it goes – go round again
But now and then we wonder who the real men are

See the nice boys – dancing in pairs
Golden earring golden tan
Blow-wave in the hair
Sure they're all straight – straight as a line
All the gays are macho
Can't you see the leather shine

You don't want to sound dumb – don't want to offend
So don't call me a faggot
Not unless you are a friend
Then if you're tall and handsome and strong
You can wear the uniform and I could play along

And so it goes – go round again
But now and then we wonder who the real men are

Time to get scared – time to change plan
Don't know how to treat a lady
Don't know how to be a man
Time to admit – what you call defeat
'Cause there's women running past you now
And you just drag your feet

Man makes a gun – Man goes to war
Man can kill and man can drink
And man can take a whore
Kill all the blacks – kill all the reds
And if there's war between the sexes
Then there'll be no people left

And so it goes – go round again
But now and then we wonder who the real men are

 

[fox69]

"Rhythm Delivery"

"Rhythm Delivery"



I'm gonna ring your bell
Because I got your number
I'm gonna knock as well
We got a rhythm delivery

I'm gonna stomp and yell
We gonna bring a drummer
We gotta beat that swell
We got a rhythm delivery

Babe, I'm gonna cheer you up
Set your table, fill your cup
Don't you think I should come up
Check that I got what you wanted

So get it while it's hot
And get it while it's jumpin'
Cause if you're in or not
We got a rhythm delivery

Yes, I'm gonna rock your soul
You will go to high from low
You from swell will go to hip
But honey, don't forget my tip

So get it while it's hot
And get it while it's jumpin'
Cause if you're in or not
I got a rhythm delivery

 

[fox69]

"Right"

"Right"



Damn!

Fuck this bull shit spit flat beer back
Rock star dumb luck sick joke clap trap
Damn thin shoe lace yank spit jerk snap
Bomb kike scam bank tear down dead flag

I got a right to bite the hand
That feeds the greed that pays the band
I got a right to fight the man
That takes the cake that feeds the clan

I don't like the way you look at me
You don't like what I do in bed
Maybe I should get some deputies
And come and break your fucking head
Oh, no no - that won't do at all

Ignorance is a kind of bliss
A smack in the mouth is a kind of a kiss

Methinks I doth protest too much
And no matter what the people say
I'm gonna have to get in touch
With my inner adult some day
La la la la la la di dah

Suck this dick head fuck that lite crap
Kiss kiss puke hate rack suit riff raff
Bash slut mash butt beat that spic brat
Stab dyke snap neck kill punk scum bags

I got a right to light the flame
That fries the guys that take the blame
I got a right to bite the hand
That feeds the greed that pays the band

 

[fox69]

"Right And Wrong"

"Right And Wrong"



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
Yeah, they're more used to words like:
Ideology...
But they say it's not the issue
Ideology...
They're not talkin' 'bout right or left
They're talkin' 'bout...

Right and wrong - do you know the difference
Right and wrong - do you know the difference
'Tween the right and the left and the East and the West
What you know and the things that you'll never see

So what ya think-
You like the Yankees or the Mets this year?
And what about this latest war of words,
And what about the Commies?
You know, I saw the news last night
All illustrated with cartoons
So when they come with that opinion poll
Yeah, they better not use words like:
Ideology...
Or try to tell me 'bout the issues
Ideology...
Whose side are you on
'Cause we're talkin' 'bout...

Where are we?

 

[fox69]

"Rush Across The Road"

"Rush Across The Road"



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 for ever
But I never thought you'd floor me again
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 things come to an end
Before they're done with
Were we too young to be friends
That you just have fun with
What were all our fights and fears
'Cause I can't remember
And I've had enough of tears anyway
So I think I'll...

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

Time after time I'm reminded that it's a crime to say I've lost
When I decline just to find out the final score
Why can't I pass the line and defy the sign that says Don't Cross
Or what am I living for

Funny how the blink of an eye
Can last forever
And how we think ourselves dry
When it's now or never
If I wait for one more sigh
You could turn and see me
Then I'll never know what I would have done
So I'm going to...

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

 

[fox69]

"San Francisco Fan"

"San Francisco Fan"



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-ed by command Of the Gold Rush Cafe Clan
She gave her man her pay
He gambled it away
Playing Chinatown fan-tan

Once they caught him cheatin'
And he knew that he was beaten
When a miner aimed a pistol at his head
Fanny when she'd seen him Ran and jumped right in between 'em
And she stopped a dozen slugs of poison lead

There was Fanny dyin'
While a hundred men stood cryin'
And the angels up above were cryin' too
When seven horses started draggin'
Fanny's coffin in a wagon
Through a dusty Californian avenue

San Francisco Fan
Gave her life to save her man
A man who wasn't worth
A shovelful of earth
From the grave of San Francisco Fan

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

San Francisco Fan
Gave her life to save her man
A man who wasn't worth
A shovelful of earth
From the grave of San Francisco Fan

 

[fox69]

"Sea Of Secrets"

"Sea Of Secrets"



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
Under the skin of the world

It's sinking in
No need for fear of drowning
Drift away
These monsters here
Are only faces I don't wear by day

Now and then
I can wake, and in the mirror
Demons turn to friends
Through the pain
I can dig a little deeper
Under the skin of the world

 

[fox69]

"Sentimental Thing"

"Sentimental Thing"



We always were the kind of people
To take it hard when things would go wrong
Little things would bother me
And little things would make you cry

And after all the confrontations
When it comes time for saying goodbye
All that I can wonder
Is what do I do with these flowers

And what do I do with my evenings
And what do you do with that ring
I'm gonna go now
No you can't hold me
Not with such a sentimental thing

So tell me why I'm feeling nothing
And tell me how you can't even cry
Little things are logical
But if there's a god above then
can it be that love was
Just another sentimental thing

 

[fox69]

"Shanghai Sky"

"Shanghai Sky"



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 recognize
And by the river
In Shanghai
The colour of the sky
Is something I've never seen
After the summer rain
Children smile
Curious and kind
And the world is big again