Michael Jackson - This Time Around lyrics

Song and lyrics written by michael jackson.<br>Music composed by dallas austin, bruce swedien and rene.<br>Produced by dallas austin and michael jackson.<br><br><br>This time around I'll never get bit<br>Though you really wanna fix me<br>This time around you're making me sick<br>Though you really wanna get me<br>Somebody's out<br>Somebody's out to get me<br>They really wanna fix me, hit me<br>But this time around I'm taking no shit<br>Though you really wanna get me<br>You really wanna get me<br><br>He really thought he really had<br>Had a hold on me<br>He really thought he really had<br>They thought they really had control of me<br>He really thought he really had<br>Control of me<br>He really thought he really had<br>They thought they really could control me<br><br>This time around I'll never get bit<br>Though you really wanna get me<br>This time around I'm taking no shit<br>Though you really wanna fix me<br>Somebody's out<br>Somebody's out to use me<br>They really want to use me<br>And then falsely accuse me<br>This time around<br>They'll take it like spit<br>'cause you really can't control me<br>You know you can't control me<br><br>He really thought he really had<br>Had a hold on me<br>He really thought he really had<br>They thought they really had control of me<br>He really thought he really had<br>A hold on me<br>He really thought he really had<br>They thought they really had control of me<br><br>He really thought he really had<br>Had a hold on me<br>He really thought he really had<br>They thought they really had control of me<br>He really thought he really had<br>A hold on me<br>He really thought he really had<br>They thought they really had control of me<br><br>(rap: the notorious big)<br>Listen, I've got problems of my own<br>Flashin' cameras, taps on my phone<br>Even in my home I ain't safe as I should be<br>Things always missin'<br>Maybe it could be my friends<br>They ain't friends if they robbin' me<br>Stoppin' me from makin' a profit, see<br>Apology shallow like the ocean<br>I guess I'll resort to gun totin'<br>If I was dead broke and smokin'<br>I'd probably be by my lonesome<br>I'm a killer nigga I ain't jokin'<br>Endo smoke got me choked and I'm hopin'<br>The fool comes slippin'<br>So I could blow'em open<br>This time around<br>I changed up my flow<br>Got rid of the rocks<br>Got pits by the door<br>I've raised other peoples to watch my back<br>Stay away from strangers<br>So I won't slack<br>And I know my nigga mike like that<br>Baby<br><br>(michael)<br>This time around yeah...<br>He really thought he really had<br>Control of me<br>He really thought he really had<br>They thought they really had control of me<br>He really thought he really had<br>A hold on me<br>He really thought he really had<br>They thought they really had control of me<br>He really thought he really had<br>Had a hold on me<br>He really thought he really had<br>They thought they really had control of me<br>He really thought he really had<br>Control of me<br>He really thought he really had<br>They thought they really had control of me<br>He really thought he really had<br>A hold on me<br>He really thought he really had<br>They thought they really had control of me<br>This time around yeah<br>He really thought