Joe Jackson Big World Released on March 24, 1986, Big World still stands as one of the legendary Joe Jackson's finest albums. The concept and running themes of the album feature various perspectives on world travel and international geopolitics. Including no small measure of Jackson's obligatory acerbic observations on modern love, there's also lots of biting sarcasm and insightful commentary about the then-current state of the American mindset. (A picture no prettier then t

THREE MONTHS OFF written April 9, 2016 I took three months off but I didn’t like it Doc gave me a cocktail but he forgot to spike it I ain’t never been on nuthin’ but the road Now it’s, “Take 2 of this, 3 of that, 6 of these and 4 of those. Call me in the morning if you wake up. If you don’t wake up, you needn’t bother. On the bright side you’ll no longer miss your father. It ’ll be just you and he, back in Tennessee, Cuppin’ your hands

SMALL WORLD GETTING SMALLER written by Ric Hickey Odds don’t get much longer, baby, But our love’s got no brakes It weren’t a race to the altar, baby, but we ran all the way A death trip in vivid living color, baby girl, you was heavy but a featherweight Treasure trove north of your garter, baby, but my mind got lost My mind got lost on the way Night crawler in the parlour, baby, a tiki bar by the bay Double shot down in a swallow baby, chase it with Tanqueray Sloppy dru

ROUGH AND TUMBLE written by Ric Hickey On the rough and tumble baby, On the road back home On a rough and rocky road, traveling alone, from dusk to dawn On the rough and tumble baby, On a trail thru the trees Soon walk thru your door, set my suitcase on the floor, hold you close to me On the rough and tumble baby, On my way back home to you I was cuffed, roughed up, they stole all my stuff, And relieved me of my dignity too On the rough and tumble baby, I was rolled by the

GOD GAVE YOU NOTHING   written by Ric Hickey Shut your mouth. Open your ears. What you’re talkin’ about poisoned the air ‘round here. You the leader of the free world, Now it’s a little less free God gave you nothing He didn’t intend for me Think of your daughter, sister and mother. How you took their voices and their rights, saw to it they were smothered A man is only good as his word God gave you nothing He didn’t intend for her bridge: God gave us nothing but each other Th

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