Joe Jackson

[fox69]

"Tiger Rag"

"Tiger Rag"



Hold that tiger
Hold that tiger
Hold that tiger
Hold that tiger
Hold that tiger
Hold that tiger
Hold that tiger

Where's that tiger?
Where's that tiger?
Where's that tiger?
Where's that tiger?
Where's that tiger?
Where's that tiger?
Where's that tiger?

 

[fox69]

"Tilt"

"Tilt"



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 from the start
And through the bells and buzzers you're still singing sadly
It tears me apart
The higher you fly
The farther you gotta fall

Tilt - you're pushing too hard
Try just another ball
Tilt - so why's it so hard
Keeping it under control

Take it easy take your time, you said
Take me home I'll see you soon enough
You say I'm pushing but it's in your head
I feel so helpless, you say I'm so tough
And now we fight it out until I just can't hear you
I can't understand
When all I want is just permission to be near you
Holding your hand
But nobody said
The lights would keep flashing red

Tilt - you're pushing too hard
Try just another ball
Tilt - so why's it so hard
Keeping it under control

 

[fox69]

"Tomorrow's World"

"Tomorrow's World"



Hey - did you ever see so many stars in the sky
Yeah - and can you imagine how many we can't even see
Imagine we're in the jiddle of the Galaxy
Yeah - Imagine how many blazing stars there'd be

We're gonna fly in Tomorrow's World
and there'll be cities on the moon
No one'll die in Tomorrow's World
and miracles will happen soon
In Tomorrow's World

Hey - d'you remember that rocket they blasted into God knows where
Yeah - with the pictures for someone to find
with chemical symbols saying
Hi how you doin' to the folks out there
Yeah - they put the Bach music in
left all the shit behind

Sometimes I think we should be sending out an SOS
But mostly I just think of all the things I can't wait to see

We're gonna live in Tomorrow's World
We'll live on power from the sun
We're gonna live in Tomorrow's World
And there'll be food for everyone
In Tomorrow's World

 

[fox69]

"Tonight And Forever"

"Tonight And Forever"



You know you're gonna have to face up to the facts
You're just another face in a big crowd
You know we gotta try hard to relax
We can laugh - but not too loud
It's never like you see in a magazine
And you don't even know what you mean to me
And I don't understand this feeling
But wanna be with you tonight
Tonight and forever

You drive me crazy and you say that you'll never change
And I could never do what you want to
Don't you find this whole thing a little strange
I don't even know if I like you
It's never like you see on a movie screen
But there's something that you do to me
And I'm not sure that I believe it
But I wanna be with you tonight
Tonight and forever

 

[fox69]

"Too Tough"

"Too Tough"



I know you think that I protest too much
I'm like a Diva with the tragic touch
But if I wanna hide from the pouring sun
It has to be alright
And I can have my pride, but I'll turn and run
When a fool would stand and fight

And if I try – hard enough
To do or die – and push and shove
I know that I would be too tough
Too tough to fall in love
With you

You've really gotten underneath my skin
Must have been easy, it was always thin
So if I wanna cry in the burning rain
Don't worry, I'll survive
But even when you're high, I can feel your pain
That's what I call being alive

So if I fall – I'll get back up
And there'll be tears – and blood and stuff
Still I stand tall – but not too tough
Too tough to fall in love
With you

And I can see your point of view
But I can't see a way to be tough too
Tough too

You know I hate it when you talk this way
'Cause you don't listen to a word you say
And it took a lot of time to grow your shell
Maybe enough's enough
And I could tell you why you should go to hell
But I don't want to be that tough

And if I try – hard enough
To do or die – and push and shove
I know that I would be too tough
Too tough to fall in love
With you

 

[fox69]

"Trying To Cry"

"Trying To Cry"



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 we've lost ourselves
And we try to make amends
He'll drink another two or three
And the room will start to spin
Then he'll try to let the feelings show
But he'll find he can't give in

You remember what your brother said
Remember what your brother said
"I'll tell the whole class if I see you"
You remember what your mother said
Remember what your mother said
"Never be a man if you do"

See the guy in the corner
Putting out another cigarette
Maybe someone is dying
From something that they can't cure yet
Maybe a lover is cheating
Maybe a lover just left
But something's gone, maybe forever
And it's something that he can't forget

You remember what your brother said

 

[fox69]

"Tuxedo Junction"

"Tuxedo Junction"



Feelin' low
Rockin' slow
I want to go
Right back where I belong

Way down south in Birmingham
I mean south in Alabam'
There's an old place where people go
To dance the night away

They all drive or walk for miles
To get jive that southern style
It's an old jive that makes you want
To dance till break of day

It's a junction where the town folks meet
At each function in a tux they greet you

Come on down, forget your care
Come on down, you'll find me there
So long town, I'm heading for
Tuxedo Junction now

Feelin' low
Rockin' slow
I want to go
Right back where I belong

Way down south in Birmingham
I mean south in Alabam'
There's an old place where people go
To dance the night away

They all drive or walk for miles
To get jive that southern style
It's an old jive that makes you want
To dance till break of day

It's a junction where the town folks meet
At each function in a tux they greet you

Come on down, forget your care
Come on down, you'll find me there
So long town, I'm heading for
Tuxedo Junction now

Tuxedo Junction now

 

[fox69]

"Tuzla"

"Tuzla"



Of all the treasure in our chest
We love the golden god of war the best

Look look at that little clown
Here, look through the binoculars
Someone burned his schoolhouse down
And he's blinking in the sun...
Ha! It's an old teabag!
Now he rolls it up
Look! He made a cigarette
But he's not gonna smoke it yet
Maybe he's gonna sell it
How much d'you think he'll get?

A slice of ham - a long goodbye - 3 days of peace
A bar of soap - a can of oil - 10 years of debt
A pinch of salt - a week of news - 4 double A's
A plastic bag - a place to hide - one sucker bet

I got what you want
you got what I need

Of all the sterling men of steel
We crave the one who'll teach us not to feel

Look at the guy selling beer
Where the hell does he get it from?
He's the King of the Hill
He's the bug that survives the bomb
See the smirk on his greasy face
Handing a bottle to the mortal foe
It's not the time to kill
Not that he forgets...
As he takes a crumpled bill
And thinks: this is better yet.

A pot for the rain - a pair of shoes - 2 hand grenades
A spade for a grave - four lovely eggs - 3 cigarettes
A stick of gum - some wood for a fire - 2 table legs
A cup of rice - a pint of blood - 1 pound of flesh

Line up to buy here
Line up to die there

Look, look through that window
Looks like your sister there
In a Chetnik's bed
Look, there on the table
Looks like she did it for a loaf of bread
Shit! She's got a knife!
And he's snoring like a pig
Is he worth more alive or dead?
How much for his boots?
How much for his head?

Through all the days and all the times
We count the coin and stash away the crimes

 

[fox69]

"Wasted Time"

"Wasted Time"



Maybe it would be better
If we never said goodbye
Maybe I'd grow much older
With you in my life
Maybe we'd come out winners
Putting the world to rights
Maybe I should be sorry
For wasting your time

So who's right
Who'll take my side
And call it spite or call it pride
Call it love that never died
Call it anything but wasted time

After the party's over
After the dream has died
Some people keep returning
To the scene of the crime
Try to rewrite the story
Tell you you never tried
Tell you you should be sorry
For wasting their time

So who's right
Who'll take my side
And call it spite or call it pride
Call it love that never died
Call it anything but wasted time

Maybe we could have done better
Maybe, maybe not
Maybe we could have made better use of time
Maybe if anyone knew better how much time we've got
It wouldn't be so hard
To make the words all rhyme

So who's right
Who'll take my side
And call it spite or call it pride
Call it love that never died
Call it anything but wasted time

 

[fox69]

"We Can't Live Together"

"We Can't Live Together"



In distant lands
There's no such luxury
You'd give your hand
In pre-arranged matrimony
You'd wear the veil
I'd sit in some cafe somewhere
Instead of this running around
And this right to be free
So pleased with ourselves but there's one thing I've found
about you and me
We can't live together
But we can't stay apart

In all my dreams
I've wanted someone like you
With no extremes
We'd both do what we have to do
But it's too easy, and then it's too hard
And passion gives us away
We know when to play the right cards
But we never know what to say
And we can't live together
But we can't stay apart

Why can't you be just more like me
Or me like you
And why can't one and one
Just add up to two

But we can't live together
And we can't stay apart