Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
“Twenty Foreplay,” titled after a combination of “foreplay” and “24 hours a day,” was the second of two new songs released as singles from Janet Jackson’s first greatest hits collection Design of a Decade 1986/1996. The wistful song about the joys of sexual foreplay got a glitzy makeover for its sin...
[Verse 1]
Sleep, my love
Don't you worry
You just sleep, my love
And I'll stroke your hair
Oh, the sunlight on your face
As the day begins to break
[Verse 2]
When you wake and your smile meets mine, ah
My day begins
You're my inspiration
Seeing your face glow is the nicest of hellos
[Chorus]
Five 'til noon, you sneak up from behind
Kiss and caress me, make love to my mind
A whisper and a kiss from you warms my heart
Means so much
Making love our way begins
Early in the day
[Verse 3]
Feel your love
Spread through me when you kiss my lips
More than words can say, oh
Seeing your face glow is the nicest of hellos
[Chorus]
Five 'til noon, you sneak up from behind
Kiss and caress me, make love to my mind
A whisper and a kiss from you warms my heart
Means so much
Making love our way begins
Early in the day
[Verse 4]
You walk in the room, in a sunset sort of mood
My emotions light up 'cause of you
Now that evening's come we're dressed for us, my love
Wine and candles puts us in a sexy mood
[Verse 5]
That's when we get to it, close our eyes
Feel our way though it, I can't wait to groove ya
'Cause you sure know how to move it
You've made love to my mind
Now you gotta take me from behind
Just like in the movies when the action begins
Let's put on a show
[Bridge]
(Can't you feel it?) And we'll take it nice and slow
(Can't you feel it?) Oh, here we go
(Can't you feel it?) Tell me do you want the blindfold?
(Can't you feel it?) Tell me what you like
(Can't you feel it?) Baby, should I do it once or twice?
(Can't you feel it?) I know that we've getting' naughty
(Can't you feel it?) But I know you like it like that
[Verse 6]
Now that we felt this warm explosion
I know you're satisfied (I know you're satisfied)
I see it in your eyes (I see it in your eyes)
Relax, be still, my love (Still, my love)
Let your heart slow down (Heart slow down)
'Cause I'm not through my dear
Don't stop
[Chorus 2]
Remember twenty foreplay
Can you feel it?
Twenty foreplay
I need it, twenty foreplay
I need it, twenty foreplay
You know I need it
Yes, I need it 24 hours a day
Can you feel it?
Twenty-four hours a day
Can you feel it?
Twenty foreplay
Not yet
It's not what you say
Before we start to play
It's what you say after
That makes me want to stay
Twenty Foreplay was written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis & Janet Jackson.
Twenty Foreplay was produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.
Janet Jackson released Twenty Foreplay on Mon Jan 08 1996.
In a 2008 interview for VH1, Rich Juzwiak asked Janet about “Twenty Foreplay”:
It’s kind of a sweet and sour thought for me, when I think about what that song really is about, which I really can’t talk about because I’m really not supposed to talk about that person. There’s hope in “Twenty Foreplay...