Joe Jackson - The Verdict Lyrics






Did you do me right?
Did I do right by you?
When I bare my soul it seems you do not hear
Can this be true?
Am I a fool to fight?
I could do just what you say
But I'm following my heart and that takes me another way
It's not easy when there's no one giving prizes at the end

Waiting in the wings
Wishing that the band would start to play
As the show begins
Wonder what the critics have to say

Waiting
Waiting
For the verdict

Some people live so fast
They're so scared of getting old
Some people keep on working
All they do is line their graves with gold
We don't know what happens when we die
We only know we die too soon
But we have to try or else our world becomes a waiting room
Would you testify for me?
I think I'd do the same for you

Waiting in the dark
Waiting for the phone to ring all day
My witness disappears
Wonder what the jury has to say

Waiting
Waiting
For the verdict

Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting





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  1. s.... m....

    ce chanteur a une voix , a vous donner la chair de poule , et a en pleurer, tout simplement je l,adore , depuis mon adolescence , joe pour toujours ..................

  2. c.... s....

    The lyrics in this song are haunting. Why J.J I'd not better known is a mystery. A musical genius...Tom Struska

  3. J.... S....

    This album will stick with me til I die I guess...so many years it has been a favourite, as is Joe Jackson. This one keeps coming back to me like a boomerang! And at this age I really do understand the lyrics on a deeper level!

  4. C.... Z....

    Did you do me right?
    Did I do right by you?
    When I bared my soul it seems you did not hear
    Can this be true?
    Am I fool to fight?
    I could do just what you say
    But I'm following my heart and that takes me another way
    It's not easy when there's no one one giving prizes at the end
    Waiting in the wings
    Wishing that the band would start to play
    As the show begins
    Wonder what the critics have to say
    Waiting
    Waiting
    For the verdict
    Some people live so fast
    They're so scared of getting old
    Some people keep on working
    All they do is line their graves with gold
    We don''t know what happens when we die
    We only know we die too soon
    But we have to try or else our world becomes a waiting room
    Would you testify for me?
    I think I'd do the same for you
    Waiting in the dark
    Waiting for the phone to ring all day
    My witness disappears
    Wonder what the jury has to say
    Waiting
    Waiting
    Waiting
    Waiting
    Waiting

  5. H.... ....

    Love this album -- and i was young then ........

  6. G.... A....

    Me gustan temas nomás de este cantante

  7. J.... C....

    picked up an early copy of this album on cassette on a street market in London when I lived there as an American in 1984- played the fuq out of it every day!! JJ you RAWK!!

  8. J.... ....

    Sonny Rollins vol. 2 on Blue Note brought me here.

  9. G.... N....

    28 years ago and still listening to joe jackson music.

  10. T.... ....

    Did you do me right?
    Did I do right by you?
    When I bare my soul it seems you do not hear
    Can this be true?
    Am I a fool to fight?
    I could do just what you say
    But I'm following my heart and that takes me another way
    It's not easy when there's no one giving prizes at the end

    Waiting in the wings
    Wishing that the band would start to play
    As the show begins
    Wonder what the critics have to say

    Waiting
    Waiting
    For the verdict

    T.... ....

    TheRussianBoy *

    T.... ....

    ...Some people live so fast
    They're so scared of getting old
    Some people keep on working
    All they do is line their graves with gold
    We don''t know what happens when we die
    We only know we die too soon
    But we have to try or else our world becomes a waiting room
    Would you testify for me?
    I think I'd do the same for you
    Waiting in the dark
    Waiting for the phone to ring all day
    My witness disappears
    Wonder what the jury has to say
    Waiting
    Waiting
    Waiting
    Waiting
    Waiting

  11. o.... ....

    Inspired by the movie "The Verdict" (according to the liner notes)!

  12. S.... O....

    Ah the reverb..........so sublime.

  13. K.... I....

    IS JOE TALKING ABOUT JUDGEMENT DAY ?

    K.... I....

    his trumpet sounds so

    K.... I....

    Joe Schmo the 1982 movie of same name

  14. K.... I....

    JOE IS THE BEST!

  15. b.... ....

    "Some people keep on working. All they do is line their graves with gold." This amazing song has such a profound effect on me. Thanks, Joe.

    b.... ....

    HE CUTS TO THE CHASE IN ALL HIS SONGS, BRINGS OUT THINGS IN US WE NEVER KNEW ABOUT

  16. T.... D....

    Recording this album in a big room and letting that sound be part of the experience of both the performer AND listener is not only GENIUS,but,one of the best experiences for anyone!😄

    T.... D....

    THE BEST IS SEEING JOE LIVE, I HAVE, DID YOU? BUT YOU HAVE THE 2ND BEST

    T.... D....

    The first time I've seen Joe on live was in 1982 during a summer festival, then Body and Soul tour, Big World Tour, an other time during the 90's in Paris, then 2012 in Paris. Never the same, always brillant, even if in these last lives he provided the feeling to practice music and not share it with the public. Anyway i love it.

    T.... D....

    I saw him in 1988 (I think) at the Greek Theater in Berkeley. I rode up from Santa Cruz with a pack of my college mod buddies on Vespas. I wasn't quite expecting the sheer power and grandeur and MUSICIANSHIP. Wow. To this day, one of the best shows I've EVER seen.

  17. H.... T....

    What an amazing track. Although this wasn't the first album to be recorded digitally (that honour goes to Ry Cooder's Bop Til You Drop from 1979), it's quite simply one of the best recordings, digital or not, to ever be made. And the composition on all the tracks, especially this one and "You Can't Get What You Want", is among Joe's best.

    H.... T....

    +HandyAndy Tech Tips - right on!! Incidentally, I remember a 1980 or '81 recording of "The Firebird Suite" recorded digitally and released on LP.....

  18. s.... ....

    These verses can move mountains!

  19. h.... ....

    An incredible record and a testament to digital recording. (I don't even know how that was possible this early on). This record is a masterpiece.

  20. T.... A....

    This album is like stepping into another world. As a longtime fan of Joe Jackson I could never understand why he didn't get the same acclaim or attention as someone like, say, Elvis Costello(whom I also love).

    T.... A....

    One of the best songs ever

  21. s.... ....

    Still have on vinyl! 

    s.... ....

    YA GOTTA LOVE HARD COPY

  22. B.... ....

    "...We have to try, or else our world becomes a waiting room...."   Words to live by

  23. K.... ....

    I love this LP. I bought the CD 1n 1990 and I sold it down the line. I also got the LP ten years ago and I just transferred it at 32bit then stepped down to CD. It sounds awesome and you can hear the 'room' throughout this great album. I love the story about a record can take a long time to make! Great music. Loisaida is a masterpiece. Jackson is underrated I reckon, but a superb composer.

    K.... ....

    I agree totally that he is underrated (as an artist). I bought all his (CD) albums in those days and later on bought CD's from his previous work; not bad either! The sound and its (recording)quality of this album, though, is superb and much better than that of its peers at that time! In the booklet he describes how they looked for a recording space and then stumbled on the one in which they recorded this album. Unique sound, natural reverb, etc. make this album what it is, together, of course, with the quality of the work and the performances of all concerned. I still get goosbumps hearing the songs from this recording!!!

  24. M.... K....

    This song reminds me of the days I was a fire fighter in Humboldt County. Thanks for all the memories, Joe.

  25. c.... ....

    84年初頭、マツダのCMに使われてましたね。懐かしいです。名曲ですね

    c.... ....

    「夢大陸」。

    c.... ....

    おぉ、そうそう懐かしい。

    c.... ....

    主演:中井貴一

  26. j.... t....

    Quite a sweet piece of audiophilia, too!

  27. j.... ....

    No problem at all. Agreed

  28. t.... j....

    thanks , this is really nice of you ,,,but i have the vinyl , and i still play it lot of time :) such a brillant album

  29. j.... ....

    No worries! That's tormenting, it almost justifies getting a player for that album! I am trying to get the vinyl for this album from my uncles house.

  30. �.... �....

    Thanks a lot justtowatvid18bs. I have the LP but no turntable to hear it...

  31. j.... ....

    It is truly amazing. If you have any other requests from this album ill put them up for you.

  32. t.... j....

    One of the best album he ever Made . The harmony is incredible