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Control Lyrics By Janet Jackson

    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 seventeen i did what people told me uh
    i 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 ah

    first time i fell in love i didn’t know what hit me
    so young and so naive i thought it would be easy
    but now i know i’ve got to take

    control
    now i’ve got a lot
    control
    to get what i want
    control
    never gonna stop
    control
    now i’m all grown upnow i’m all grown up

    interlude
    jam woowoo
    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 on this dance
    control is what i’ve 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 oohooh
    now i’ve got a lot ooh
    control
    to get what i want oh
    control
    i’m never gonna stop
    control
    now i’m all grown up ooh

    interlude
    free at last
    out here on my own
    oohoohooh yeah hee
    now control this uh

    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
    hahahaha that’s right
    control
    now i’ve got a lot
    control
    now i’m all grown up
    i’m in control uh
    i’m in control ah
    i’m in control uh
    don’t make me lose it

    Artist: Janet Jackson

    Year: 1986

    Decade: 80s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 211