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[Intro]
Hold on, baby, let me get you ready
[Pre-Chorus]
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
[Pre-Chorus]
Love, stroke me so gently, my love
I love it when you, mmm
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
[Verse 1]
Baby, my heart is aching
My body longs for you
Candle light and wine are waiting
Create the mood for
[Pre-Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Pre-Chorus]
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
[Pre-Chorus]
Love, stroke me so gently, my love
I love it when you, mmm
When you release my desire (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
[Outro]
Undress me, oh, slowly
These 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
So come get this body that loves you
Come here, I 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
The Body That Loves You was written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis & Janet Jackson.
The Body That Loves You was produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis & Janet Jackson.
Janet Jackson released The Body That Loves You on Tue May 18 1993.
In a 2008 interview for VH1, Rich Juzwiak asked Janet about this track:
I love ‘The Body That Loves You.’ It has this island feel. It’s not Brazilian, but it has a little bit of that feel about it. One of my favorite genrés of music is Brazilian music. I got into that when I was 14 years old. That...