The Verdict Lyrics - Joe Jackson

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