Chrome
You always were teh special one
The breath of air, the heap of fun
You always had a kind of light
That might dismay, or might delight
I thought abou tall along
I used to doubt you
Guess i was wrong
Now you shine like chrome
You're a star and bold like chrome
And from Tokyo to Rome
We're all aware of you
Now you shine like chrome
Your so hard and cold like chrome
And i'd like to take you home
But i'm scared of you
It's nice to see you looking well
I know your age but i won't tell
You always had a kind of glow
You're luminous
But i guess you know
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song performed by Joe Jackson
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Drowning
I dont love you
But Im lost
Thinking of you
And the ghosts
Of so many special moments
That passed so quickly at the time
And now they come and track me down
And echo round and round and round
And time goes quickly
Or disappears completely
And I feel like I fade away
Like drowning
I dont need you
But its so hard
To be without you
Though youre not far away
I censor my emotions
And tell myself to bide my time
But every time you come around
You batter my defenses down
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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 . . .
Wouldnt be a drag to be like you
Settling down and having kids
And telling them what to do
Well Im gonna stay . . .19 forever
We can do magic in these times
Be what we want to be
Well all be rock n roll stars
Immortal on tv
And if you see me looking tired
Ive just been sleeping thought the day
But I got something to keep me wired
So we can dance the night away
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Bright Grey
She says that he's pouring fuel on the fire
He turns around and calls her a liar
She says i'm trying to reach a higher plan
Someone around here's sane
God only knows if it's you or me
He says that she's jealous just like a female
She says i caught you i went through your e-mail
He says it getting so hard jsut to be male now
Somebody tell me how
God only knows why we're enemines
Hey - why doesn't someone say
This dull blakc and white should fall away
Please - tell me it's not jus tme
Can't wait until we're all birght grey
Bright grey
she packs her baggage and goes home to mother
he says go on 'cos he's sick of being smothered
how did it get this way?
god only knows how it used to be
Hey - why doesn't someone say
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The Old Songs
There goes another one
Another happy couple on the road to emptiness
I think of my father and mother
Can they imagine how two people can get in this mess
But the old songs say - loves forever
And the old songs never say die
But a song cant keep us together
How can that beautiful song be a lie
Me I blame the old songs
Filling hearts with rebellion and romance
Our book of revelations
And all we had to do was dance
Play us another one
Play us the hopes and dreams of twenty years ago
Theyre all over the bloody radio
Its like theyre telling us theres nowhere left to go
And the old songs say - be my baby
And the old songs say - she loves you
All the songs well sing come what may be
I like those songs
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Trying To Cry
See the guy in the corner
The one whos drinking another glass
Theres a look in his eye
That Ive seen so many times in the past
Ive seen it in the mirror
And Ive seen it in my friends
When we realize weve lost ourselves
And we try to make amends
Hell drink another two or three
And the room will start to spin
Then hell try to let the feelings show
But hell find he cant give in
You remember what your brother said
Remember what your brother said
Ill 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
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Fugue 2 / Song Of Daedalus (feat. Violin: Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg)
[Solo Violin - Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
Vocal - Joe Jackson]
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 it's true
I've found a cure for gravity
Call me mad as March
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Drunk Song
The hands on the clock stopped moving a long time ago
To the horror of cops and mothers and daughters
But Ive made it to 2am
Now its nothing to do with them
Its my life - or funeral
Another round for me, and those old friends
I know it might appear to be lonely
So heres to the ___ on
Lets drink till the stone is gone
Then start over again
A man raises his hat, and says, johnnie walker to you
He ___ stands guard for the tower of london
Theres heroes and villians here
Captain morgan and belvedere
And queen victoria
Wild turkeys and bass abound in this ____ oon
And even the grouse is said to be famous
Flying through mars to bed
Triennals and stars of red
Swirling into the air
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Dirty Martini
Two in the morning there's a drink in my hand
(Dirt, dirt, dirty Martini)
Nothing moving the place but sweat
I heard a rumour 'bout a Cajun band
(Dirt, dirt, dirty Martini)
The bartender says it's early yet
Wait the bartender says it's early yet
Too many olives in too much gin
Steppin' out in the City of Sin
Too much dirty rice and too many beans
Gettin' down and dirty down in New Orleans
Gettin' down and dirty down in New Orleans
Have another, i believe i will
(Dirt, dirt, dirty Martini)
And you can stir it with a dirty spoon
There's a perscription i've gotta fill
(Dirt, dirt, dirty Martini)
And the Doctor's gonna be here soon
Jimmy says the Doctor's gonna be here soon
Too many olives in too much gin
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The Jet Set
Hey pal
Can I take your picture for the people back home
They wont believe it when they see this stuff
You see the camera that I got in hong kong
Completely duty free
This really is a pretty scene
Could you ask your kid to smile please
Sorry what exactly do you mean
Can you say it in english
cause were the . . .
Jet set - get out of our way
And dont be messin with the . . .
Jet set - get out of our way
We got a lot of things to see
Lets get a big mac
Get it while the dollars worth a thousand yen
Its quite a bargain here
Next year
Well save some money and well hire big en
For our anniversary
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