Released: September 19, 1989

Songwriter: James Brown Terry Lewis Jimmy Jam Janet Jackson

Producer: Janet Jackson Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

[Intro]
Alright
Alright
Alright
Alright
Alright
Alright
Alright
Shoo-bee-doo-bee-doo-wah
Baby
Baby
Sho nuff
Alright with me
Sho nuff
Alright with me

[Verse 1]
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 1]
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

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]
Alright with me
Alright with me
Alright with me
Shoo-bee-doo-bee-doo-wah
Alright with me
Alright with me
Alright with me

[Verse 2]
Catch a fallin' star that shines
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 2]
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 till 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
Alright with me

[Post-Chorus]
Alright with me
Alright with me
Alright with me
Shoo-bee-doo-bee-doo-wah
Alright with me
Alright with me
Alright with me

[Interlude]
It's alright, baby
It's alright
I tell you that it'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 1]
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
It's alright with me

[Post-Chorus]
Alright with me
Alright with me
Alright with me
Shoo-bee-doo-bee-doo-wah
Alright with me
Alright with me
Alright with me

[Interlude]
It's alright now
It's alright now
It's alright now
Alright with me
It's alright now
It's alright now
It's alright now
Alright with me
It's alright now
Alright with me
It's alright now
Alright with me
It's alright now
Alright with me
It's alright now
Alright with me

[Outro]
Baby baby baby bay-bay
Baby baby baby bay-bay
Baby baby baby bay-bay
Shoo-bee-doo-bee-doo
Shoo-bee-doo-bee-doo
Shoo-bee-doo-bee-doo
Baby baby baby bay-bay
Baby baby baby bay-bay
Alright with me
Sh-sh-sho nuff
Sh-sh-sho nuff
Shoo-bee-doo-bee-doo
Shoo-bee-doo-bee-doo
Shoo-bee-doo-bee-doo
Shoo-bee-doo-bee-doo
Baby baby baby bay-bay
Baby baby baby bay-bay
Baby baby baby bay-bay
Baby baby baby bay-bay
Hi-hi-hi-hi-hi
Hi-hi-hi-hi-hi
Hi-hi-hi-hi-hi
Hi-hi-hi-hi-hi
Bay-bay-bay-bay-bay
Bay-bay-bay-bay-bay
Baby
Bay-bay-bay-bay-bay

Janet Jackson

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.