The Skin Game by Janet Jackson
The Skin Game by Janet Jackson

The Skin Game

Janet Jackson * Track #8 On Come Back to Me: The Remixes

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The Skin Game by Janet Jackson

Release Date
Mon Jun 18 1990
Performed by
Janet Jackson
Produced by
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Writed by
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
About

“The Skin Game” is a b-side from Janet Jackson’s single “Come Back to Me”, released as the fifth single from the album Rhythm Nation 1814 in 1990.

The song’s lyrics deal with the racial climate in the United States at the time of its release. They metaphorically refer to the difficulties experience...

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The Skin Game Lyrics

[Intro]
See you, you in there dancin'
And I'm in here needin' questions answered

[Verse 1]
Contestants enter
Without knowin'
Try to learn the rules
No one's showing
Equal chances (What?)
No one loses
Not much can beat the odds
No excuses
Let's play the skin game

(Skin game)
(Skin game)

[Verse 2]
The stage is set
So let's get started
Try to be the best
But don't be outsmarted
You know what you're up against
No need to complain
Try to figure out
The best way to play
To play the skin game

[Chorus]
The skin game is still around (Skin game)
But you can't keep a good man down

The skin game is still around (Skin game)
But you can't keep a good man down (Playin' the skin game)
The skin game is still around (Skin game)
But you can't keep a good man down
Can't, can't can't can't
Can't, can't can't can't keep a good man down

(And I'm in here needin' questions answered)

The skin game is still around (Skin game)
But you can't keep a good man down (Playin' the skin game)
The skin game is still around (Skin game)
But you can't keep a good man down (Playin' the skin game)
The skin game is still around (Skin game)
But you can't keep a good man down (Playin' the skin game)
The skin game is still around (Skin game)
But you can't keep a good man down

(And I'm here needin' questions answered)

[Bridge]
Outside looking in
The door is open but you can't get in
Something's in the way
It's a skin game (Oh, just a skin game)
Just a skin game
Let's play the skin game

(Sing it for the people, y'all)

[Chorus]
The skin game is still around (Skin game)
But you can't keep a good man down (Playin' the skin game)
The skin game is still around (Skin game)
But you can't keep a good man down (Playin' the skin game)
The skin game is still around (Skin game)
But you can't keep a good man down (Playin' the skin game)
The skin game is still around (Skin game)
But you can't keep a good man down (playin' the skin game)
The skin game is still around (skin game)
But you can't, can't can't can't (skin game)
Can't can't can't keep a good man down (Skin game)
Can't, can't can't can't (Skin game)
Can't, can't can't can't (Skin game)
The skin game is still around (Skin game)
But you can't keep a good man down
The skin game is still around (Skin game)
But you can't keep a good man down (Skin game)
The skin game is still around (Playin' the skin game)
But you can't keep a good man down (Break it down)

(Skin game)
(Sing it for the people y'all)
(Skin game)
(Sing it, sing it, sing it, sing it again)

[Chorus]
The skin game is still around (Sing it again) (Playin' the skin game)
But you can't keep a good man down (Playin' the skin game)
The skin game is still around (Skin game)
But you can't keep a good man down (Playin' the skin game)
The skin game is still around (Skin game)
But you can't keep a good man down (Playin' the skin game)
The skin game is still around (Skin game)
But you can't keep a good man down (Playin' the skin game)
The skin game is still around (Skin game)
(See you, you in there dancin')
(And I'm in here needin' questions answered)
But you can't keep a good man down (Playin' the skin game)
The skin game is still around

The Skin Game Q&A

Who wrote The Skin Game's ?

The Skin Game was written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

Who produced The Skin Game's ?

The Skin Game was produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

When did Janet Jackson release The Skin Game?

Janet Jackson released The Skin Game on Mon Jun 18 1990.

What did Janet Jackson say about "The Skin Game"?

Janet posted a video on her Instagram page discussing the song after she added it as the opening song of the 2018 leg of her State of the World Tour:

It’s important to me that people understand where “Skin Game” came from. #SOTW A post shared by Janet Jackson (@janetjackson) on Jul 17, 2018 at 8:4...

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