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BACK IN THE DAY |
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What we're gonna do right here is go back |
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Way back, back into time |
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Yeah, yeah-yeah |
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(Donny Hathaway, Leena Horne) |
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(Miss Aretha, |
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(Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Louis Armstrong) |
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(Minnie Riperton, Otis Redding, Etta James) |
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Back in the day, they used to say |
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Play that song, get it going, and the band played |
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And still today, you hear us say |
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Play that song all night long, Mr. DJ |
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Though times have changed, |
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It's still the same |
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We all need a minute to get away |
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So let it go and feel the flow |
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If you've got soul, let the world know |
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We're gonna set the mood (set the mood off right) |
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Gonna go back to an old school groove (go back to an old school groove) |
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Gonna rewind to another time |
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When the originators, innovators were alive, yeah |
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Here we say now |
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So break out the Marvin Gaye and Etta James |
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Your Lady Day, and Coltrane |
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Turn up your 45's, bring back to life |
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The sound and vibe of yesterday |
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Open your mind, enjoy the ride, |
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Live out tonight and grab that Soul Train |
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Take it back, take it |
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Back in the day, back in the day |
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Oh baby |
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Won't you take me back? |
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I'll do it |
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Ohh yeah |
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Y'all remember back in the day, you dig |
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Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald |
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Yeah |
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Now "Chain Of Fools" and "Respect" |
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Was the anthem of a woman, Aretha said |
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"What's Going On", "Let's Get It On" |
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Such classic songs, don't forget them |
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Though times have changed |
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They still remain my inspiration everyday |
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So give it up for the ones |
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Who came before, opened up that door |
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We're gonna set the mood |
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(we're gonna) (set the mood) |
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Gonna go back to an old school groove |
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(go back) (to an old school groove) |
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(rewind) (another time) |
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When the originators, innovators were alive |
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(the sound and vibe of yesterday) |
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So get up, re-live it |
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Gotta let yourself flow |
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Give up your praise |
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Come celebrate |
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Just get up, get on it |
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Get yourself on the floor |
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Don't back away (don't back away) |
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Come celebrate (gonna celebrate, yeah) |
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(the sound and vibe, alright yeah) |
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Takin' back in the day, day |
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Oh baby, I'll do it |
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Oh baby, ohh yeah yeah woah woah yeah |