Joe Jackson

[fox69]

"Sunday Papers"

"Sunday Papers"



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 actress
If you want to know how to be a star
If you want to know about the stains on the mattress
You can read it in the Sunday papers, Sunday papers

Mother's wheelchair stays out in the hall
Why should she go out when the TV's on
Whatever moves beyond these walls
She'll know the facts when Sunday comes along

If you want to know about the mad punk rockers
If you want to know how to play guitar
If you want to know about any other suckers
You can read it in the Sunday papers, read it in the Sunday papers

Sunday papers don't ask no questions
Sunday papers don't get no lies
Sunday papers don't raise objections
Sunday papers ain'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 drive your car
If you want to know about the new sex position
You can read it in the Sunday papers, read it in the Sunday papers

Sunday papers don't ask no questions
Sunday papers don't get no lies
Sunday papers don't raise objections
Sunday papers ain't got no eyes

Sunday papers don't ask no questions
Sunday papers don't get no lies
Sunday papers don't raise objections
Sunday papers ain't got no eyes

Read all about it, Sunday papers
Read all about it, Sunday papers
Read all about it, Sunday papers
Read all about it, Sunday papers
Read all about it, Sunday papers
Get your Sunday paper, get your Sunday paper, get your
Read all about it, Sunday papers
Get your Sunday paper, get your Sunday paper, get your
Read all about it, Sunday papers

 

[fox69]

"Survival"

"Survival"



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 leaving here without it

So take what you want
But just what you need
For survival

 

[fox69]

"T.V. Age"

"T.V. Age"



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 prove –
(there's no need for movies, we got HBO)
In the
T.V. age

They're out there somewhere
(you know the force has got a lot of power –
but what makes you think it gives a shit about you…
who are you anyway?)
They're taking over
(and I believe –
the aliens have to take a physical form on our planet –
so why not one with 13 channels…)
They're out there somewhere

Times must change
(this ain't the stone age, we don't have rocks in our heads)
What's so strange –
(we don't work no more, so why get out of bed)

T.V. rules –
(pretty soon you won't be able to turn it off at all)
All you fools –
(then it'll turn you off – your back's against the wall)
In the –
T.V. Age

 

[fox69]

"Take It Like A Man"

"Take It Like A Man"



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 sassy super-cool
She gets the parts
You get to play the cool
Mean drunk or dumb
We're not casting boys today
Braveheart or bum
Who needs you anyway

Oh no - take it like she did before
Oh no - take it like a man

Don't feel so down
You'll find some job to do
Gangsta or clown
She'll keep a place for you
You feel her touch
Fingers like icicles
She needs you so much
Like fish need bicycles

Oh no - take it like she did before
Oh no - take it like a man

 

[fox69]

"Tango Atlantico"

"Tango Atlantico"



It's Xmas time again
Has it really been a year
And a soldier sighs again
And thinks about his kids and English beer
Pulls on his boots again
And steps into the pissing rain
And the clouds look just like dirty sheep
But at least he's got a job
And he knows he can't complain

And you may think that this song comes too late
But lest we forget
This tango Atlantico isn't over yet

Can you imagine this
The general and the lady dance
She flashes victory signs and smokes cigars
He shines his medals up for one last chance
They make a pretty pair
But no one understands their game
Because they can't agree about the stakes
They can't agree on anything
They can't even agree on the name

And you may think that this song comes too late
But lest we forget
This tango Atlantico isn't over yet

Sorry Tommy... Lost a foot?... Bloody land mines... No more soccer for you...

And you may think that this song comes too late
But lest we forget
This tango Atlantico isn't over yet

 

[fox69]

"Target"

"Target"



Uptown – downtown
No one's fussy I'm a target
Black, white – day, night
No one's fussy I'm a target

Somebody say I'm crazy
Walking in this neighbourhood
Say you can't be too careful
But that won't do no good

I'm no one special
But any part of town
Someone could smile at me then
Shake my hand then gun me down

Uptown – downtown
No one's fussy I'm a target
Black, white – day, night
No one's fussy I'm a target

Somebody say I'm crazy
Living in this crazy town
I say maybe you're just lazy
Got to either swim or drown

I know what I'm doing
I'm happy day to day
But then something happens
Takes my nerve away

Uptown – downtown
No one's fussy I'm a target
Black, white – day, night
No one's fussy I'm a target

 

[fox69]

"The Band Wore Blue Shirts"

"The Band Wore Blue Shirts"



I don't know why they come here
I'm only glad they do
They're gonna pay the bills for me and you
People out for an evening
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 page with ease
I got the smile that says I'm here to please
Me and the bass guitarist
Have even shined our shoes
The drummer's shoes are dirty to confuse

I guess someday my kids will ask me 'bout the old days
I guess that I'll tell them there ain't much to tell
The waiters wore black dinner jackets and all that kind of thing
And the band wore blue shirts
And the music played on

Then at the end of the evening
They throw the suckers out
Don't get me wrong, I got no beef about it
I get my rates from the union
I get my shirts real cheap
I get my money
Get home
Get some sleep

 

[fox69]

"The Best I Can Do"

"The Best I Can Do"



I'll try to protect you
If I don't get too scared
I'll never neglect you
If my feelings are shared

I'll be right behind you
If you don't move too fast
And I'll try to remind you
that some things can last

I'll love you forever
or at least many years
If you know I'll never
take away all your fears

And I'll never roam
not unless I have to
But I'll always come home
that's the best I can do

It's the best I can do

 

[fox69]

"The Bridge"

"The Bridge"



Down there in the ashes there's gold and silver too
Dear sister, I try to share with you
Smug, you said, take your spoils away
And you broke the bridge on your side

You wither my trouble and all I dream to do
With half-smiles until I scream at you
Mad, you said, that's how you repay
But you broke the bridge on your side

And where am I as I swallow your tears
And the prince with the slipper appears
Do you back at your heel, do I try not to feel

I fail with my anger and with my sympathy
I tremble - so little left for me
Harsh, you said, now you walk away
But I left the gold for you to find
When you broke the bridge on your side

 

[fox69]

"The Evil Eye"

"The Evil Eye"



People say there's no such thing as voodoo
I don't know why
People say there's no such thing as love

I got a job in S.E. 15
And after tax my wage is 16
July the 17th I'll be 18
I don't think I'll live till 19

People say I'm looking so much older than what I am
People laugh at me when I say why
I'm being watched
By the Evil Eye
I'm being watched
By the Evil Eye

Working for a man who wears a straw hat and never smiles
and an apron striped and splashed with blood
I stack a pig's head on the shelf
The boss comes along and says move yourself
I can't move I'm hypnotized
Staring into a dead pig's eyes

I turn around and all I see is ladies
With shopping bags
Staring at me trying to read my mind
And I'm being watched
By the Evil Eye
And I'm being watched
By the Evil Eye

(Walking home - on my own
Standing on the bus stop- crossing the road
I'm being followed - 'cause I can feel
Someone's breath on my neck
Someone's toe on my heel...)

Gotta keep on walking
I can't stop now - I've come too far
Wait till I get home and lock the door
I got the candles burning low
I got the Cramps on the stereo
I got the doll now I can start
With a pin right trough the heart
I got dolls with straw hats
I got ladies with shopping bags
They'll be sorry they crossed me tonight
Now they're being watched
By the Evil Eye
Being watched
By the Evil Eye