you want this
written by janet jackson, james harris III and terry lewis
produced by jimmy jam & terry lewis and janet jackson
lead & backround vocals: janet jackson
 

my girls
goin 'round talking'
they say that you've been
watchin' me boy
i know
by the way you're talking
that you're really tryin'
to get to me boy
not anyone i'll just let in my heart
you have to be hungry for me
girls may have been easy
but you have to please me
what makes you think
that i can say this to you
i know how bad you want this

(chorus):

if you want my future then
you better work it boy
no it won't come easy
i know you want this
by the time i'm through with you
you'll be begging me for more
i know
your whole story
because you're fine and
and you know it
you think
that you can have me
just listen closely
no it ain't so easy
every word
you said i have heard before
girls may have been easy
but you have to please me
one thing i've been told
nothing else compares
to this loving body

(chorus):

if you want my future then
you better work it boy
no it won't come easy
i know you want this
by the time i'm through with you
you'll be begging me for more
so you want my lovin'
i know you want this
if you want my future then
you better work it boy
no it won't come easy no
i know you want this
by the time i'm through with you
you'll be beggin' me for more
you want this
you want this...
can you handle this
well, come here then
early in the mornin'
late in the evening
just about around midnight
'cause you know i'll do you right
baby
what's my name baby
'cause you gotta say my name baby
just a little bit louder now
just a little bit softer now
nice and easy  

sittin' over here
starin' in your face
with lust in my eyes
sure don't give a damn and
ya don't know
that i've been dreamin' of ya in my fantasy
never once you looked at me,
don't even realize that i'm wantin' you
to fulfill my needs
think what you want
let your mind free
run free to a place no one dares to
how many nights i've laid in bed excited
over you
i've closed my eyes and thought of us
a hundred different ways
i've gotten there so many times
i wonder how 'bout you
day and night, night and day
all i've got to say is

(chorus):
 
if i was your girl
oh the things i'd do to you
i'd make you call out my name
i'd ask who it belongs to
if i was your woman,
the things i'd do to you
but i'm not, so i can't,
then i won't
but, if i was your girl
allow me some time to play with your mind
and you'll get there again and again
close and your eyes and imagine my body
undressed
take your time, we've got all night
you on the rise as you're touchin' my
thighs
let me know what you like
if you like, i'll go down
da down da down da down down
i'll hold you in my hand and baby
your smooth and shiny feels so good against
my lips, sugar
i want you so bad i can taste your love
right now, baby
day and night, night and day
all i've got to say is

(chorus):

if i was your girl
oh the things i'd do to you
i'd make you call out my name
i'd ask who it belongs to
if i was your woman,
the things i'd do to you
but i'm not, so i can't,
then i won't
but, if i was your girl

(repeat chorus)

after all i've done for you...

(chorus):

this time i'm not gonna stay
this time i must get away
this time you've gone too far
this time i'm not gonna stay
this time you've got to pay
this time you've gone too far
you runnin' 'round
with those nasty hoes
how long did ya think i could take this
you said to me
that's the way life goes
how long did you think i could take this
i should have known
aw you weren't for real
but my love for you kept on strong
you betta know
you gonna miss my love
now you know that i'm not still holdin'
on
that's right all of my friends say
 
(chorus):

this time i'm not gonna stay
this time i must get away
this time you've gone too far
this time i'm not gonna stay
this time you have got to pay
this time you've gone too far
you've played the game
but you played yourself
oh boy take a look at who's sorry now
you're not the same
aw how you have changed
so now look at you
it's a danm shame
i don't care if i
ever see your face again
you broke my heart one too many times
you think that i'm
i'm just not that strong
my bags are packed
watch me walk right through that door
 
(chorus):

this time i'm not gonna stay
this time i must get away
this time you've gone too far
this time i'm not gonna stay
this time you've got to pay
this time you've gone too far  

come for me
i can feel your body
pressed against my body
wrap yourself around me
love to feel you throbbin'
throb
throb
throb...
i can feel your body
pressed against my body
when you start to poundin'
love to feel you throbbin'
throb
throb
throb...
boom boom boom
until noon, noon, noon  

what'll i do for satisfaction
honey who'll take care of me now
if you leave i can't make it
darlin' please don't you put me down
'cause what'll i do for satisfaction
if you take away your heart
what'll i do for satisfaction
when that funny funny feelin's gone
oh what'll i do
i can't take no more of missin' you
i don't know just what i'm a gonna do
how i can't love another
you don't know just what you mean to me
what'll i do for satisfaction
when my nights start to gettin' long
boy i love you
wanna hold you
you're love's strong that's no lie
and i hate, i hate to put to down
but if you, if you leave me now
you won't want, want me hangin' around
'cause what'll i do for satisfaction
if you take away, away your heart
what'll i do for satisfaction
when that funny feelin's gone
oh i need you now  

people gather 'round
at the lennox lounge
to hear the funky sounds
the beat hits so hard
there's no cover charge
you have to feel the groove
one thing is you've

(chorus):

got to be real
if you want to hear the
funky big band
he who knows it feels it
got to be real
if you want to hear the
funky big band
we who know it feel it
harlem is the place
where you'll find the face
of those who feel the groove
it's not taught to thee
but it's born to we
aw and i feel the groove
one thing is you've

(chorus):

got to be real
if you want to hear the
funky big band
he who knows it feels it
got to be real
if you want to hear the
funky big band
we who know it feel it

(repeat chorus)  

(opening text)

it ain't nothin' but an us thing
and it's time for us to step it up and respect
that level of sisterhood that's been holdin' up
our neighborhood
and if it wasn't for our mothers there would be
no brothers
and if it wasn't for our sisters there would be
no misters
so it ain't nothin' but an us thing
she's strong and that's a fact
now it's time for us to take up the slack
step it up, step it up time to go to work
history hidden from me
to hide my identity
so i'd never feel
i am somebody
you've gouged my eyes
i see more clearly
you've tried to rob me of my humanity
my spirit you tried to break
my soul you tried to take
there's no need to be afraid
'cause i won't do unto you now

(chorus):

amen
all that we've been through
our time has come to rejoice
a new agenda's due
amen
it's time to know the truth
our time has come rejoice
a new agenda's due
because of my gender
i've heard "no" too many times
because of my race
i've heard "no" too many times
but with every "no" i grow in strength
that is why
african american woman
i stand tall with pride
you want to know what it takes
to rid yourself of me now
there's nothing you can do
accept me for who i am now

(chorus):

amen
all that we've been through
our time has come to rejoice
a new agenda's due
amen it's time to know the truth
our time has come to rejoice
a new agenda's due

(rap):

time to step it up, step it up
better check yourself
i get vexed to protect what we got
left her alone
lookin' for your own
here it is i know what i'm sayin'
but the klan ain't playin' at the range
gotta step it up us to discuss a must
it ain't nothin' but an us thing
rewind back to the time
where the color of our mother
had 'em call it a crime
brother what in the world?
and the world says where in the black man
support the women and children
time to step it up, step it up, it's play off time
and the rhyme got to check, so check yourself

(chorus):
 
amen
all that we've been through
our time has come to rejoice
a new agenda's due
amen it's time to know the truth
our time has come to rejoice
a new agenda's due
  

(chorus):

because of love
i know you better
because of love
we are together
because of love
you have my heart
because of love
we'll never part
when i first met you
i knew that my life would never be the same
and i knew that you felt it too
i'll never feel alone again boy
'cause you're love makes me feel so secure
you got me singing
 
(chorus):

because of love
i know you better
because of love
we are together
because of love
you have my heart
because of love
we'll never part
i don't care what people say
you're the one that brings me so much joy
when i look at your smiling eyes
my heart wants to dance
there's only you on my mind and
i never want to leave your side
it feels right so let's stay together
i'll never feel alone again boy
'cause you're love makes me feel so secure
you got me singing
 
(chorus):

because of love
i know you better
because of love
we are together
because of love
you have my heart
because of love
we'll never part
it's cause of love we've shared great memories
the way you make me feel (weee ohhh)
it's 'cause of love i feel so high
i don't need nobody else
because of love
because of love
 
(chorus):

because of love
i know you better
because of love
we are together
because of love
you have my heart
because of love
we'll never part

i heard from a friend today, and she
said you were in town
suddenly the memories came back to me in
my mind

(chorus):

how can i be strong i've asked myself
time and time i've said
that i'll never fall in love with you again
a wounded heart you gave,
my soul you took away
good intentions you had many,
i know you did
i come from a place that hurts,
god knows how i've cried
and i never want to return
never fall again
making love to you it felt so good and
oh so right

(chorus):

how can i be strong i've asked myself
time and time i've said
that i'll never fall in you love with you again
so here we are along again,
didn't think i'd come to this
and to know it all began
with just a little kiss
i've come too close to happiness,
to have it swept away
don't think i can take the pain
no never fall again
kinda late in the game
and my hearts is in your hands
don't you stand there and then tell me
you love me
then leave again
'cause i'm falling in love with you again
hold me, hold me
don't ever let me go
say it just one time
say you love me
god knows i do love you again  

love, my love
i regret the day you went away
i was too young to understand my love
but now i realize my mistakes

(chorus):

where, where are you now
now that i'm ready to
ready to love you the way you loved me
then
where are you now
do you still think of me
or does your heart belong to someone else's
love, oh my love
wonder sometimes were you just a dream
i sit in the dark
wondering if our paths
will ever cross again
oh lord i need to know
i sit and wonder

(chorus):

where, where are you now
now that i'm ready to
ready to love you the way you loved me
then
where are you now
do you still think of me
or does your heart belong to someone else's
if i close my eyes
and make a wish
when they open will you be right here with
me

(chorus):

where, where are you now
now that i'm ready to
ready to love you the way you loved me
then
where are you now
do you still think of me
or does your heart belong to someone else's
could it be that two people were meant to
be
in my dreams that's what i feel
or could it be that i'll never see you again
my love that was so true
still i'll sit here waiting all alone
by the phone for you  

love
sensual physical love
is waiting here for you
when you unleash my desire

(chorus):

these are the hands that'll touch you
these are the lips that'll kiss you
these are the arms that'll hold you
so come get this body that loves you
oh, how my heart does miss you
love
stroke me so gently my love
i love it when you mmmmmm
when you release my desire

(chorus):

these are the hands that'll touch you
these are the lips that'll kiss you
these are the arms that'll hold you
so come get this body that loves you
oh, how my heart does miss you
baby my heart's achin'
my body longs for you
candle light and wine are waiting
create the mood for
love
sensual physical love
is waiting here for you
when you unleash my desire

(chorus):

these are the hands that'll touch you
these are the lips that'll kiss you
these are the arms that'll hold you
so come get this body that loves you
oh, how my heart does miss you
as i behold you with my eyes
they'll undress you and
you'll undress me too
i want to feel you move inside
oh how i long for your
love
sensual physical love
is waiting here for you
when you unleash my desire

(chorus):

these are the hands that'll touch you
these are the lips that'll kiss you
these are the arms that'll hold you
so come get this body that loves you
oh, how my heart does miss you
love stoke me so gently my love
i love it when you mmmmmm
when you release my desire

(chorus):

these are the hands that'll touch you
these are the lips that'll kiss you
these are the arms that'll hold you
so come get this body that loves you
oh, how my heart does miss you
undress me oh slowly
there are the hands that'll touch you
i want to kiss you all over, is that okay
these are the lips that'll kiss you
we embrace skin to skin
these are the arms that'll hold you
hold me, oh baby, my body's arched for you
come get the body that loves you
come here, i've missed you so much
i forgot how good it could feel
oh, how my heart does miss you
please make love to me
come get the body that loves you  

in the thunderin' rain
you stare into my eyes
i can feel your hand
moving up my thighs
skirt around my waist
wall against my face
i can feel your lips
i don't wanna stop just because
people walkin' by are watchin' us
i don't give a damn what they think
i want you know
i don't wanna stop just because
you feel so good inside of my love
i'm not gonna stop no no no
i want you all all i wanna say is

(chorus):

any time, and any place
i don't care who's around
any time, and any place
i don't care who's around
dancin' on the floor
feeling the slow groove
my mind is startin' to burn
with forbidden thoughts
strangers all around
with the light down low
i was thinkin' maybe we
could...well...you know...
i don't wanna stop just because
people standin' 'round watchin' us
i don't give a damn what they think
i want you now
i don't wanna stop just because
you feel so good inside of my love
i'm not gonna stop no no no
i want you all i wanna say is

(chorus):

any time, and any place
i don't care who's around
any time, and any place
i don't care who's around 

friday morning and all my work is done
i've packed my bags I'm on the run
i got a feeling that I'm gonna have
some fun in the sun with my friends
and he's got me goin'

(chorus):

whoops now
sorry i can't go
whoops now
sorry i can't go
whoops now
sorry i can't go
sorry i can't sorry i can't go now
friday noon and my boss is on the phone
he's telling me that i can't leave home
an extra hand at work is what he called for
he said
we need you here
to my friends i'm goin'

(chorus):

whoops now
sorry i can't go
whoops now
sorry i can't go
whoops now
sorry i can't go
i don't know why
my job has called me in
whoops now
sorry I can't go
whoops now
sorry i can't go
whoops now
sorry i can't go
i don't know why
my job has called me...
it makes no diff'rence if you're off work or not
you dream your weekend
hand on the doorknob
out with your friends
hey, fun in the sun now
that's when the phone rings
friday evening and i'm all alone at home
i know my friends are having fun
i'll plan my weekend, damn it
leave the machine on
next time he calls he'll hear my voice sayin' loud and clear

(chourus):

whoops now
sorry i can't go
whoops now
sorry i can't go
whoops now
sorry i can't go
i'm out having fun in the sun with my friends
whoops now
sorry i can't go
whoops now
sorry i can't go
whoops now
sorry i can't go
i'm out having fun in the sun with my friends