"Control" (1986) [lyrics]
"Rhythm Nation 1814" (1989) [lyrics]
"Janet" (1993) [lyrics]
"The Velvet Rope" (1997) [lyrics]
"All For You" (2001) [lyrics]
"Damita Jo" (2004) [lyrics]
Other songs: [lyrics]

"Control"

   
[Spoken intro:]
This is a story about control
My control
Control of what I say
Control of what I do
And this time I'm gonna do it my way (my way)
I hope you enjoy this as much as I do
Are we ready?
I am
'Cause it's all about control (control)
And I've got lots of it)
When I was 17 I did what people told me, uhh!
Did what my father said, and let my mother mold me
But that was long ago

I'm in
Control
Never gonna stop
Control
To get what I want
Control
I like to have a lot
Control
Now I'm all grown up

First time I fell in love, I didn't know what hit me
So young and so naive, I thought it would be easy
Now I know I got to take

Control
Now I've got a lot, ow!
Control
To get what I want
Control
I'm never gonna stop
Control
Now I'm all grown up

Jam, ooh ooh
Rebel, that's right
I'm on my own, I'll call my own shots
Thank you

Got my own mind
I wanna make my own decisions
When it has to do with my life, my life
I wanna be the one in control

So let me take you by the hand, and lead you in this dance
Control
It's what I got, because I took a chance
I don't wanna rule the world, just wanna run my life
Ooh
So make your life a little easier
When you get the chance just take

Control, ooh ooh
Now I've got a lot, ooh
Control
To get what I want, ow!
Control
I'm never gonna stop
Control
Now I'm all grown up, ooh!

Free at last
Out here on my own
Ooh ooh ooh yeah, eee

Now control this, uhh
Control
That's right
Control
Career moves
Control
I do what's right for me
Control
And me wants to groove
Is that okay?
Yeah!
Ooh, control

I've got my own mind
Ooh baby
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah
I've got my own mind
Wanna make my own decisions
When it has to do with my life
I wanna be the one in control

Hop to it
I'm in control, and I love it, hahaha, that's right

Control
Now I've got a lot
Control
Now I'm all grown up, ahh!
I'm in control
Uhh
I'm in control
Ahh
I'm in control
Uhh
Don't make me lose it
Contro

"Nasty"

   
Gimme a beat! Sittin' in the movie show, thinkin' nasty thoughts, huh
Better be a gentlemen or you turn me off, huh
That's right, a-let me tell it

Nasty
Nasty boys, don't mean a thing, huh
Oh you nasty boys
Nasty
Nasty boys, don't ever change, huh
Oh you nasty boys

I don't like no nasty car, I don't like a nasty food, huh
Ooh ooh yeah
The only nasty thing I like is the nasty groove, huh
Will this one do?
Uh huh, I know

Nasty
Nasty boys, don't mean a thing, huh
Oh you nasty boys
Nasty
Nasty boys, don't ever change, huh
Oh you nasty boys
Nasty
Nasty boys, give me your nasty groove, huh
Oh you nasty boys
Nasty
Nasty boys, let me see your nasty body move, huh
Oh you nasty boys

I could learn to like this
Listen up.

I'm not a prude (no)
I just want some respect (that's right)
So close the door if you want me to respond (ooh ooh yeah)
'Cause privacy is my middle name
My last name is Control
No my first name ain't baby
It's Janet
Miss Jackson if you're nasty

Nasty
Nasty boys, don't mean a thing
Oh you nasty boys
Nasty
Nasty boys, don't ever change, huh
Oh you nasty boys

Nasty boys, don't mean a thing
Oh you nasty boys
Don't mean a thing to me, uh
Nasty!
Don't mean a thing, huh
Oh you nasty boys
Uh!

I love this part

Hey!
Who's that thinkin' nasty thoughts?
Nasty boys!
Who's that in that nasty car?
Nasty boys!
Who's that eating that nasty food?
Nasty boys!
Who's jamming to my nasty groove?
Nasty boys!

Ladies
(Nasty boys)
Don't mean a thing

Oh you nasty boys

"What Have You Done For Me Lately"

   
[Spoken intro:]
What's up girl?
He stood me up again
Again?
Mmhmm
Well what's up with this guy?
Do you really like him that much?
Yes honey, I love him, he is fine,
he does a lot of nice things for me I know he used to do nice stuff for you,
but what has he done for you lately?

Used to be a time when you would pamper me
Used to brag about it all the time
Your friends seem to think that you're so peachy keen
But my friends say neglect is on your mind
Who's right?

What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah

Used to go to dinner almost every night
Dancin' 'til I thought I'd lose my breath
Ahh
Now it seems your dancing feet are always on my couch
Good thing I cook or else we'd starve to death
Ain't that a shame?

What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah

I never ask for more than I deserve
You know it's the truth
You seem to think you're God's gift to this earth
I'm tellin' you, no way

You ought to be thankful for the little things,
but little things are all you seem to give
You're always putting off what we can do today
Soap opera says, you've got one life to live
Who's right, who's wrong?

What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah

Get with it
Uh, let me know, and from the front
Let me know, and let me know from the
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah (yeah ha)
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah (yeah)
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah (yeah)

(No oh oh, no oh, yeah, mmmhmm
Da di da di, da di da da
Da
Mmmhmm
Yeah-e-yeah-e-yeah ha ha, hey
Mmmhmm, yeah ha ha)

What have you done for me lately? (lately)
Ooh ooh ooh yeah
(Uh, uh, uh, da di di da, di da di da, a di do da da, yeah)
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah
What have you done for me lately? (lately)

This is wild, I swear

"You Can Be Mine"

   
You can be mine
You can be mine
You can be mine
You can be mine

Hey baby
I like your style
I like to hang around
If your good, the pleasure's mine
I like to
You be mine

You can be mine
Ain't that good?
You can be mine
You can be mine
You can be mine
Wish you would
You can be mine
You can be mine

Not in front
Never behind
Always just right on time
Always thinkin' man with a mind
Ready to please me
That's my type

You can be mine
You're so good?
You can be mine
You can be mine
You can be mine
Wish you would
You can be mine
You can be mine

You can be mine
Make a move
You can be mine
You can be mine
You can be mine
I really wish you would
You can be mine
You can be mine
Watcha gonna do?

Better get on your job,
time to go to work,
if you want to be mine
Better get on your job,
time to make me happy,
if you want to be mine

Clap your hands, uh!
Be mine

You can be mine
You're so good
You can be mine
You can be mine
You can be mine
I really wish you would
You can be mine
Be mine

You can be mine
Make a move
You can be mine
Should be mine
You can be mine
Yeah yeah
You can be mine
Should be my baby

Jellybean
Jellybean
Jellybean
Jellybean

Aaow!
Ah!
I can't believe this
Just look what he's doing to be mine
Haha, you get a kick out of it

Baby you can be mine
You can be mine

Fellas help me out
That's good
Can I hear that line one more time?
Woo!
Yeah!
Hey!
Hey!

"The Pleasure Principle"

   
You might think I'm crazy but I'm serious
It's better you know now
What I thought was happiness was only part time bliss
You can take a bow
It was all just one big night out on the town
Riding in your limousine
We turned right and I said wrong which brings us to a stop
As the light is changing

Oh my meters running so I got to go now
It's the pleasure principle oh oh ohh
It's the principle of pleasure, ohh
It's the pleasure principle oh oh

It's true you want to build your life on guarantees
Hey, take a ride in a big yellow taxi
I'm not here to feed your insecurities
I wanted you to love me
This has become an all too familiar scene
It's not the first time I paid the fare
Where'd you get the idea of material possession?
Thank you for the ride nowhere

And oh my meters running so I've really got to go
It's the pleasure principle oh oh, oh hoo
It's the principle of pleasure
Ohh, ah
It's the pleasure principle oh oh, ohh, ah

I know, what you mean to me
Baby this is nowhere
You know what came in between you and me, human differential
Sa dat dit dit dit baby
It's the principle of pleasure
Oh, oh oh oh ah

It's the pleasure principle, principle
Oh oh oh oh, ah

You might say that I'm no good for you
I wouldn't trust your looks, baby, if I could
I got so many things I wanna do, before I'm through
Hey, da dit da dit dat baby

It's the pleasure principle
It's the pleasure principle
Hey hey hey hey, hey hey hey hey

It's the pleasure principle
Baby you can't hold me down
Baby you can't hold me down
After all the love that we've been through
After all you've put me through
Hey hey hey, yeah
Love me, hey yeah, love me, yeah!
Hoo ooh ooh ooh
It's the pleasure principle
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah!
Oh

"When I Think Of You"

   
Ooh baby, anytime my world gets crazy
All I have to do, to calm it
Is just think of you

'Cause when I think of you, baby
Nothin' else seems to matter
'Cause when I think of you, baby
All I think about is our love

I just get more attached to you when
You hold me in your arms, and squeeze me
And you leave me making me blue

'Cause when I think of you, baby
Nothin' else seems to matter
'Cause when I think of you, baby
All I think about is our love

So in love
(So in love)
Ooh
(So in love)
With you
(So in love)
Baby
(So in love)
Ooh
(So in love)
Hee
(So in love)
With you
(So in love)
(So in love)

When I think of you
When I think of you
When I think of you
When I think of you

Bass
I'm so in love
I just think of you
If you're not around
Oh
When I think of you

(So in love)
Ooh
(So in love)
So in love
(So in love)
With you
(So in love)
Baby you
(So in love)
Ooh
(So in love)
So in love
(So in love)
With you
(So in love)
Break.

(Ooh, ah, ooh, ah, cha, ooh, ah, ooh, ah, chaow!)

Ah!
Hahahaha!
Feels so good
When I think of you
Yeah-e-yeah

"He Doesn't Know I'm Alive"

   
Cha
No no
No no no no no
Ooh baby

I've got his picture
It's on my dresser
Right next to my bed
He doesn't know me
But I sure know him
I can't get him out of my head, no

(Talk to him)
No no
I haven't even tried

He doesn't even know that I'm alive, no
He doesn't even know that I'm alive

I got his number
I call him up, hehe
Just to hear him say "Hello"
And when he answers
I always hang up
Ooh, that boy scares me so, woah

(Talk to him)
No no I haven't even tried

He doesn't even know that I'm alive
(He doesn't know that I'm alive)
He doesn't even know that I'm alive
No-oh
No no no no
Oohhh yeah
No no yeah

Someday I'll find the nerve
To talk to him and stop acting so preserved
I told myself "Girl you gotta change"
'Cause nothing ventured is nothing gained
No-oh woah

Late last evening
I dropped on by
Just to see if he was home
And when he opened the door
I could have died
There we were all alone
(Talk to him)
I said "Excuse me I thought my friend lived here"

Well he doesn't even know that I'm alive
(He doesn't know that I'm alive)
He doesn't even know that I'm alive
He doesn't even know that I'm alive
(He doesn't know that I'm alive)
He doesn't even know
(He doesn't know)
Ooh
I'm alive

No no, no no
No
No no, no no
Ah!
No no, no no
Ooh ooh yeah, no woah
La la la la la la la la lah

"Let's Wait Awhile"

   
There's something I want to tell you
There's something I think that you should know
It's not that I shouldn't really love you
Let's take it slow
When we get to know each other
And we're both feeling much stronger
Then let's try to talk it over
Let's wait awhile longer

Let's wait awhile
Before it's too late
Let's wait awhile
Before we go too far

Remember that special night
When all of the stars were shining bright
We made our first endeavor to stay together
We made our very first promise
To love, to share, and be real honest
But on that very first night
It wasn't quite right

Let's wait awhile
Before it's too late
Let's wait awhile
Our love will be great
Let's wait awhile
Before we go too far

I didn't really know not to let all my feelings show
To save some for later so our love can be greater
You said you would always love me
Remember I said the same thing to you
You don't have to be frightened with my love
Because, I'll never give up on you
Let's wait awhile
Ah well before it's too late
You know you can't rush love, love

Let's wait awhile
(Ooh hoo hoo)
Before it's too late
(Let's wait awhile)
Wait awhile
(Our love will be great)
Let's wait awhile
(Wait awhile, ooh)
Before we go too far, oh, oh, ooh

Let's wait awhile
(Let's just take our time)
Before it's too late
(Let's wait awhile)
Your love's so good
(Our love will be great)
We shouldn't rush in
(Let's wait awhile)
Slow it down
(Before we go too far)
Ooh

La da lee de da da de de de, da da da da la da
La da lee de da da de de de, da da da da la da da
La da lee de da da de de de

I promise, I'll be worth the wait

"Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)"

   
Il me plait d'etre avec tu.
Je ne sais pas ou ou le temps s'est enfui.
Oh je t'aime mon chri.

Funny how time flies when you're having fun
Ooh baby
Funny how time flies when you're having fun (fun)
Oh baby

I don't know where it all went
Time passed us by
Just when it seemed the fun began
Ooh

Funny how time flies when you're having fun, please stay
Funny how time flies (please stay) when you're having fun, mmm

But time never ends
Let's find the time
To get together once again, someday soon

Funny how time flies when you're having fun, mmm, yeah, hoo
Funny how time flies when you're having fun (fun)

Don't you ever leave
(Funny how time flies when you're having fun)
Don't you ever go
Say you love me so
(Funny how time flies when you're having fun)
Mmm

Funny how time flies when you're having fun
When you're having fun, yeah, hmhmm
Funny how time flies when you're having fun (fun)

Je ne sais pas ou le temps s'est enfui.
Il me plait d'etre avec tu.

I really don't know where all the time went
I really have to go
Stop, stop
Oh I really have to go
Oh, I really have to go
One more time?

Oh je t'aime mon cheri.

Oh - oh, oh