Janet Jackson

Released: November 17, 1998

Songwriter: René Elizondo Jr Terry Lewis Jimmy Jam Janet Jackson

Producer: Janet Jackson Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

[Verse 1]
There's something you must know
I'm so misunderstood
I am a special girl
Living in my special world
You know you can't change me
Rather you gotta see me for me, boy
I'm doing the best I can
Try to understand

[Chorus]
Accept me for who I am
No woman can take my place baby
I'm doing the best I can
So please don't give up on me
Accept me for who I am
Just try and understand
'Cause that's the way it is, babe

[Verse 2]
You are my soul, unique
My dream that's come to me
You know I can't change you
But then again, I don't want to
You seem to understand
When I say I need a loving hand
(Janet scatting)
My dream who only loves me for me

[Chorus]
Accept me for who I am
No woman can take my place baby
I'm doing the best I can
So please don't give up on me
Accept me for who I am
Just try and understand
'Cause that's the way it is, babe

[Chorus]
Accept me for who I am
No woman can take my place baby
I'm doing the best I can
So please don't give up on me
Accept me for who I am
Just try and understand
'Cause that's the way it is, babe

[Bridge]
I try to make you see
Just what you do to me
I go crazy when I hear your voice or see your smile
Ooh, you don't know what you do to me
You make me wanna never have another
Easy to mind...

Accept me for...
Accept me for...

[Chorus]
Accept me for who I am
No woman can take my place baby
I'm doing the best I can
So please don't give up on me
Accept me for who I am
Just try and understand
'Cause that's the way it is, babe

[Chorus]
Accept me for who I am
No woman can take my place baby
I'm doing the best I can
So please don't give up on me
Accept me for who I am
Just try and understand
'Cause that's the way it is, baby

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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