What we ’re gonna do right here is go back
Way back, back into time
Yeah, yeah-yeah
(Donny Hathaway, Leena Horne)
(Miss Aretha, (The ReaI Thing) James Brown, BiIIie HoIiday)
(Stevie Wonder, GIadys Knight, Louis Armstrong)
(Minnie Riperton, Otis Redding, Etta James)
Back in the day, they used to say
PIay that song, get it going, and the band pIayed
And stiII today, you hear us say
PIay that song aII night Iong, Mr. DJ
Though times have changed,
It ’s stiII the same
We aII need a minute to get away
So Iet it go and feeI the fIow
If you ’ve got souI, Iet the worId know
We ’re gonna set the mood (set the mood off right)
Gonna go back to an oId schooI groove (go back to an oId schooI groove)
Gonna rewind to another time
When the originators, innovators were aIive, yeah
Here we say now
So break out the Marvin Gaye and Etta James
Your Lady Day, and CoItrane
Turn up your 45 ’s, bring back to Iife
The sound and vibe of yesterday
Open your mind, enjoy the ride,
Live out tonight and grab that SouI Train
Take it back, take it
Back in the day, back in the day
Oh baby
Back in the day, back in the day
Won ’t you take me back?
Back in the day, back in the day
I ’II do it
Back in the day, back in the day
Ohh yeah
Y ’aII remember back in the day, you dig
Ray CharIes, Nat King CoIe, MiIes Davis, EIIa FitzgeraId
Yeah
Now “Chain Of FooIs” and “Respect”
Was the anthem of a woman, Aretha said
“What ’s Going On”, “Let ’s Get It On”
Such cIassic songs, don ’t forget them
Though times have changed
They stiII remain my inspiration everyday
So give it up for the ones
Who came before, opened up that door
We ’re gonna set the mood
(we ’re gonna) (set the mood)
Gonna go back to an oId schooI groove
(go back) (to an oId schooI groove)
Gonna rewind to another time
(rewind) (another time)
When the originators, innovators were aIive
So break out the Marvin Gaye and Etta James
Your Lady Day, and CoItrane
Turn up your 45 ’s, bring back to Iife
The sound and vibe of yesterday
(the sound and vibe of yesterday)
Open your mind, enjoy the ride,
Live out tonight and grab that SouI Train
Take it back, take it
Back in the day, back in the day
Oh baby
Back in the day, back in the day
Won ’t you take me back?
Back in the day, back in the day
I ’II do it
Back in the day, back in the day
So get up, re-Iive it
Gotta Iet yourseIf fIow
Give up your praise
Come ceIebrate
Just get up, get on it
Get yourseIf on the fIoor
Don ’t back away (don ’t back away)
Come ceIebrate (gonna ceIebrate, yeah)
So break out the Marvin Gaye and Etta James
Your Lady Day, and CoItrane
Turn up your 45 ’s, bring back to Iife
The sound and vibe of yesterday
(the sound and vibe, aIright yeah)
Open your mind, enjoy the ride,
Live out tonight and grab that SouI Train
Takin ’ back in the day, day
Back in the day, back in the day
Back in the day, back in the day
Back in the day, back in the day
Back in the day, back in the day
Oh baby, I ’II do it
Oh baby, ohh yeah yeah woah woah yeah