Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Joe Jackson
Canonical path: /joe-jackson/only-the-future
Related lyric paths: 6
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Only The Future
Read Only The Future lyrics by Joe Jackson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Only The Future
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Something's coming
Something big
Something I can't stand
Dark as the ocean
Secret and cruel
Something I can't command
Something's waiting
Down a mugger's alley
To see what's on my mind
Take a deep breath
Start walking faster
It's dark, but I'm not blind
You never know
If I push at this wall
My hand could pass through
So
This cloud of unknowing
Could disappear too
It's only the future
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Joe Jackson performs "Only The Future", and this lyric page sits inside the Joe Jackson catalog on LyroVerse.
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