Joe Jackson

[fox69]

"Fugue 1 / More Is More"

"Fugue 1 / More Is More"



Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain, let it pour
We'll have one for the road, put a bolt on the door
Let it rain cats and dogs, let it rain rats and snakes
But just bring us more grog and another rare steak

Let it rain, let it hail, let it rain frogs and toads
But just bring us some ale, we'll have ten for the road
Let it blow, let it roar, let it rain bats from hell
Wipe their arses and pluck 'em, we'll eat them as well

Did you here about Clyde who ate ribs 'til he died
At a sign that said "all you can eat for ten bob"
When the doctors were done pumping out his insides
He went back the next morning to finish the job

Let the skies turn to black, let it rain kangaroos
But just give us tobacco and tucker and booze
So who cares about heaven or burning beneath
When we're all busy digging our graves with our teeth

Did you hear about Matt who fell into a vat
Well they say that he drowned but it took him a week
And they say that it wasn't as strange as all that
When you think that he kept getting out for a leak

Let it rain, let it flood, let 'em load up the Ark
Bring us buckets of blood while they sink in the dark
Give 'em two vegetarians and two of the poor
And two of the tossers who say less is more

 

[fox69]

"Fugue 2 / Song Of Daedalus"

"Fugue 2 / Song Of Daedalus"



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
It seems that I've grown

Call me irresponsible
Your rules of the game
Are only clouds to float above

Call me, let's do lunch
When I get time for girls
I'm working on things
To astonish the world

Call me weird and laugh at me
I tell you its true
I've found a cure for gravity

Call me mad as March
High as in Hogmanay
Just watch me and weep
I'm out of this maze

See the wings made of feathers, of wax and of thread
See me soar high above all the quick and the dead

Call me now
Call me Stars and Moon and Plough
Call me Lord, call me Sire
Call me Earth and Wind and Fire
Call me Judge, call me Shah
Call me King, call me Tsar
Call me God

 

[fox69]

"Geraldine And John"

"Geraldine And John"



See the bright red sports car, see the happy couple
See their clothes so white and their skin so pink
See them playing squash gotta keep their bodies supple
How they kiss goodnight but tomorrow they'll be thinking
All day long - all day long

Geraldine and John
See the happy couple - so inseparable
And the beat goes on
And for better or worse
They are married but of course
Not to each other

Geraldine and John gotta keep it under cover
See they scheme and sweat but it's all worthwhile
Now he goes back home to a wife who's not a lover
Now her eyes are wet but tomorrow she'll be smiling
All day long - all day long

Geraldine and John
See the happy couple - so inseparable
And the beat goes on
And for better or worse
They are married but of course
Not to each other

And the feeling's getting stronger
That they can't go on much longer
Somewhere down the track
Something has to crack

Geraldine just packed all her things and went to mother
Johnny seems OK happy wife happy home
See the scar on his face from the day he met her brother
But nothing hurts no more, nothing more than being lonely
All day long - all day long

Geraldine and John
See the happy couple - so inseparable
And the beat goes on
And for better or worse
They are married but of course
Not to each other

 

[fox69]

"Get That Girl"

"Get That Girl"



Hey you
I'm dancin' with your girl
Her head is in a whirl
She don't know who to turn to
All right
I'll leave her just this time
But she could soon be mine
And I could soon be hers too
One night
Soon if I'm lucky gonna get that girl
I'm gonna make her mine

He sits there drinkin' gin and
She sits there drinkin' beer like me
He's timing every move but
She's only killing time like me
And of course
What will be will have to be
But I tread carefully
It could be a case of right place right time

Hey you
I'm dancin' with your girl
Her head is in a whirl
She don't know who to turn to
All right
I'll leave her just this time
But she could soon be mine
And I could soon be hers too
One night
Soon if I'm lucky gonna get that girl
I'm gonna make her mine

 

[fox69]

"Glamour And Pain"

"Glamour And Pain"



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 foo yung
You watch TV again
Put the kids to bed
And then I see you reaching for my number
Then I hate you even more
I see it all

But no-one sees me fly - no-one feels my pain
No-one hears me cry - no-one knows my name
Is glamour and pain - glamour and pain

Do you remember me
Or just the shiny shiny shoes I had you kiss for me?
And my legs as smooth as chrome
Were you in ecstasy
As you were pumping out a flood of dollar bills for me
I'd cry mascara tears
If only I could give a fuck about it
And though you can't recall
I see it all

But no-one sees me fly - no-one feels my pain
No-one hears me cry - no-one knows my name
Is glamour and pain - glamour and pain

I'm hanging in the air
I look in your window at my own lipstick reflection there
And behind it such a precious son et lumière
Of all the normal stuff about which I'm supposed to care
I'd like to smash right through
And help myself to your silverware
To cut your throat and run
Or maybe I'd just laugh at your expression

Hooray for Superwhore
I see it all

But no-one sees me fly - no-one feels my pain
No-one hears me cry - no-one knows my name
Is glamour and pain - glamour and pain

See me fly - feel my pain
Hear me cry - know my name

Glamour and pain

 

[fox69]

"Go For It"

"Go For It"



Everybody's wasting time
Everybody stands in line
Think of Babe Ruth and you think of hot dogs and beer
But if he could hit a home run so can you
And your weight is just nowhere near
Am I making myself quite clear?

Is that the best you can do?
Go for it, go for it, go for it, go for it
If that's the best you can do
Get out of my place
Take anyone's face
Come last in the race, but
Go for it, go for it, go for it, go for it, ooh

The clock is ticking on the wall
Everybody has to take a fall
Think of Ray Charles and you think of sunglasses at night
But if he can play piano so can you
And you can tell black from white
Can you tell me that I'm not right?

Is that the best you can do?
Go for it, go for it, go for it, go for it
If that's the best you can do
Get out of my life
Be anyone's wife
And do what you like, but
Go for it, go for it, go for it, go for it, ooh

Go for it, go for it, go for it, go for it,
go for it, go for it, go for it, go for it,
go for it, go for it, go for it, go for it

Think of Babe Ruth and you think of hot dogs and beer
But if he could hit a home run so can you
And your weight is just nowhere near
Am I making myself quite clear?

Is that the best you can do?
Go for it, go for it, go for it, go for it, ooh
If that's the best you can do
Get out of your shell
Be anyone's pal
Do bad or do well, but
Go for it, go for it, go for it, go for it, ooh

 

[fox69]

"Goin' Downtown"

"Goin' Downtown"



I could cool out
I could 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 with the first wild thing that calls

Goin' downtown... goin' downtown
Goin' downtown... to stand 'round and stare
And put people down for not being there
Goin' downtown... and I'll see you there

But I saw you laugh
At that girl having fun
To show some emotion... just isn't done
You can look but don't touch
That's as far as it goes
You're only as good as the cut of your clothes

Goin' downtown... goin' downtown
Goin' downtown... to stand 'round and stare
And put people down for not being there
Goin' downtown... and I'll see you there

 

[fox69]

"Good Bad Boy"

"Good Bad Boy"



We hear you, we see it
You do it like you wanna be it
And we're the guys to guarantee it
Get in the line and be a Good Bad Boy

We got it, we're on it
And we can write you like a sonnet
But you can't fight us if you want it
Get in the line and be a Good Bad Boy

You're our kind of rebel
It's your kind of time
'Cause everyone gets one chance

So scowl for the camera
But don't howl at the moon
Be a Good Bad Boy

We move it, we shake it
And we're not asking you to fake it
But we know just how far to take it
Get in the line and be a Good Bad Boy

Come on now, the first thing
We got to get your body working
You're gonna sweat until you're hurting
Get in the line and be a Good Bad Boy

We'll take off some clothes then
We'll take off some pounds
And then we can start to dance

So snarl for the camera
But don't large it too soon
Be a Good Bad Boy

So pout for the camera
But don't shout out the tune
Be a Good Bad Boy

Get in the line and be a Good Bad Boy

 

[fox69]

"Got The Time"

"Got The Time"



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 to write
Think I got to get a letter just right
There's a ringing on the telephone, oh no --
Got to write a little later

No such day as tomorrow, only one two three go!

Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head
Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head
Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head
Tickin' in my head, tickin' in my head, tickin' in my head

If I tell you what I'm doing today
Will you shut up and get out of my way?
Someone asked me what the time is, I don't know
Only know I gotta go now

No time: trying to get a watch repaired
No time: never got a thing to wear
Hear the ringin' of the telephone, no no
Hear a ringin' in my head now

No such thing as tomorrow, only one two three go!

Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head
Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head
Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head
Tickin' in my head, tickin' in my head, tickin' in my head

Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head
Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head
Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head
Tickin' in my head, tickin' in my head, tickin' in my head

 

[fox69]

"Happy Ending"

"Happy Ending"



I'm in a movie where boy meets girl
What happens to me in this brave new world?
Do I listen to my heart, do I listen to my head?
Do I look at what I see, or remember what I read?
When I tell you how I feel, do I wonder what I've said?
Is there nothing we can do about it?

Anyone
Anyone can be so hard hearted
But everyone
Still everybody wants a happy ending

It's not so easy, it's '84 now
How tough must we be to ask for more now?
Do I listen to my head, do I listen to my heart?
Do I try to feel the same as I feel when we're apart?
Do I think about the end when it's only just the start?
Is there nothing we can do about it?

Anyone
Anyone can be so hard hearted
But everyone
Still everybody wants a happy ending

I get so scared when I see the evidence against our case
Each movie so far this year ends up with someone crying
Or even someone dying

Do I listen to my head, do I listen to my heart?
Do I try to feel the same as I feel when we're apart?
Do I think about the end when it's only just the start?
Is there nothing we can do about it?

Anyone
Anyone can be so hard hearted
But everyone
Still everybody wants a happy ending