Janet Jackson

Released: March 4, 1990

Featuring: Heavy D

Songwriter: Janet Jackson Heavy D Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis James Brown Carlos Ward

Producer: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

[Intro: Janet Jackson]
Alright
Hi, hi, hi, alright
Shoo-bee-doop-bee-doop-doo-dah
Baby, baby, sure 'nough
Alright with me

[Verse 1: Janet Jackson]
Seeing that your love's true
Never I'll doubt you
My heart belongs to you
That's alright with me
Worlds could end around me
So in love that I can't see
You and me were meant to be
That's alright with me

[Chorus: Janet Jackson]
Friends come and friends may go
My friend, you're real I know
True self you have shown
You're alright with me
Through thick and thick to thin
I'll love you 'til the end
You know it's true, my friend
You're alright with me

[Post-Chorus: Janet Jackson]
Alright, alright with me
Alright, shoo-bee-doop-bee-doop
Alright, alright with me
Alright with me

[Verse 2: Janet Jackson]
Catch a fallin' star that shines (Shine)
Make a wish, clap three times
Dreams come true it's in the mind
That's alright with me
Your wish is my command
Never thought I'd fall in love again
Again with my best friend
That's alright with me

[Chorus: Janet Jackson]
Friends come and friends may go (Friends come)
My friend, you're real I know
True self you have shown
You're alright with me
Through thick and thick to thin (To thin)
I'll love you 'til the end
You know it's true my friend
You're alright with me

Always and everlasting
This love is just not passing
We're happy as can be
Sure 'nough it's alright with me

[Post-Chorus: Janet Jackson]
Alright, alright with me
Alright, shoo-bee-doop-bee-doop
Alright, alright with me
Alright with me

[Bridge: Janet Jackson]
It's alright, baby
It's alright
I tell you that it's alright with me
Alright with me

[Verse 3: Heavy D]
Now be it thick as a milkshake
Or thin as a cornflake
I love you to death but I ain't pressed for the heartbreak
And anyway, who cares about what other people talk about?
I'd rather hear it from the horse's mouth
See, I believe in, being believed in
No love lives, no low tides, it's all paper thin
But watch for the trickery, some people are slippery
They appear making history, disappear like a mystery
It ain't your fault but you're a walking bank vault
Some people unliked make love as bitter as salt
They say what they want to say
Play how they want to play
But you got to live your life day by day
In order to survive you overlook and overcome
Selfish attitude or lack of gratitude for the dumb
It ain't easy being you and everything you wanna be
But whatever you do is alright with me
The bon-diddly-dee
The overweight lover MC, the cap
The rap, the hand clap, foot tap
Heavy D, dee, dee, dee

[Outro: Janet Jackson]
Sure 'nough, sure 'nough alright now
Sure 'nough it's alright
Baby, baby, baby, babe
Baby, baby, baby, babe (Come on)
Baby, baby, baby, babe
Baby, baby, babe

Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an iconic R&B/pop artist who has sold over 100 million records worldwide and has amassed a number of awards in her illustrious music career.

Born in Gary, Indiana on May 16, 1966, Janet is the youngest of the Jackson family, who rose to prominence a few years after her birth when they signed with Motown Records. Janet joined the family business when she appeared on The Jacksons variety show in 1976, leading to her role as Penny Gordon in Season 5 of the CBS sitcom Good Times. She released two overlooked albums in the early 1980s—Janet Jackson (1982) and Dream Street (1984)—and continued to act during this time, appearing in Diff'rent Strokes and Fame.

The legend of Janet was created after she connected with the legendary Minneapolis production duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis to work on her seminal third album, Control. Control and her following album, 1989’s Rhythm Nation 1814, featured several #1 pop hits and made her a worldwide superstar. The trio would go on work on Janet’s subsequent hit albums, including janet., The Velvet Rope, as well as her 2015 comeback album, Unbreakable.

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