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Hank Crawford – Back In The Day lyrics
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 Real Thing) James Brown, Billie Holiday)
(Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Louis Armstrong)
(Minnie Riperton, Otis Redding, Etta James)

Back in the day, they used to say
Play that song, get it going, and the band played
And still today, you hear us say
Play that song all night long, Mr. DJ
Though times have change
It's still the same
We all need a minute to get away
So let it go, and feel the flow
If you've got soul, let the world know

We're gonna set the mood (set the mood off right)
Gonna go back to an old school groove (go back to an old school groove)
Gonna rewind to another time
When the originators, innovators were alive, yeah

Here, we say now
So break out the Marvin Gaye and Etta James
Your Lady Day, and Coltrane
Turn up your 45's, bring back to life
The sound and vibe of yesterday
Open your mind, enjoy the ride
Live out tonight, and grab that soul train

[Chorus]
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'll do it
Back in the day, back in the day

Oh yeah

Y'all remember back in the day, you dig
Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald

Yeah
Now 'Chain Of Fools' and 'Respect'
Was the anthem of a woman, Aretha said
'What's Going On,' 'Let's Get It On'
Such classic songs; don't forget them
Though times have changed
They still 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 old school groove
(Go back to an old school groove)
Gonna rewind to another time
(Rewind, another time)
When the originators, innovators were alive

So break out the Marvin Gaye and Etta James
Your Lady Day, and Coltrane
Turn up your 45's, bring back to life
The sound and vibe of yesterday
(The sound and vibe of yesterday)
Open your mind, enjoy the ride
Live out tonight, and grab that soul train

[Chorus]

So get up, relive it
Gotta let yourself flow
Give up your praise
Come celebrate
Just get up, get on it
Get yourself on the floor
Don't back away (don't back away)
Come celebrate (gonna celebrate, yeah)

So break out the Marvin Gaye and Etta James
Your Lady Day, and Coltrane
Turn up your 45's, bring back to life
The sound and vibe of yesterday
(The sound and vibe, all right, yeah)
Open your mind, enjoy the ride
Live out tonight, and grab that soul 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'll do it
Oh baby, oh yeah, yeah, whoa, whoa, yeah
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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 Real Thing) James Brown, Billie Holiday) (Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Louis Armstrong) (Minnie Riperton, Otis Redding, Etta James) Back in the day, they used to say Play that song, get it going, and the band played And still today, you hear us say Play that song all night long, Mr. DJ Though times have change It's still the same We all need a minute to get away So let it go, and feel the flow If you've got soul, let the world know We're gonna set the mood (set the mood off right) Gonna go back to an old school groove (go back to an old school groove) Gonna rewind to another time When the originators, innovators were alive, yeah Here, we say now So break out the Marvin Gaye and Etta James Your Lady Day, and Coltrane Turn up your 45's, bring back to life The sound and vibe of yesterday Open your mind, enjoy the ride Live out tonight, and grab that soul train [Chorus] 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'll do it Back in the day, back in the day Oh yeah Y'all remember back in the day, you dig Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald Yeah Now 'Chain Of Fools' and 'Respect' Was the anthem of a woman, Aretha said 'What's Going On,' 'Let's Get It On' Such classic songs; don't forget them Though times have changed They still 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 old school groove (Go back to an old school groove) Gonna rewind to another time (Rewind, another time) When the originators, innovators were alive So break out the Marvin Gaye and Etta James Your Lady Day, and Coltrane Turn up your 45's, bring back to life The sound and vibe of yesterday (The sound and vibe of yesterday) Open your mind, enjoy the ride Live out tonight, and grab that soul train [Chorus] So get up, relive it Gotta let yourself flow Give up your praise Come celebrate Just get up, get on it Get yourself on the floor Don't back away (don't back away) Come celebrate (gonna celebrate, yeah) So break out the Marvin Gaye and Etta James Your Lady Day, and Coltrane Turn up your 45's, bring back to life The sound and vibe of yesterday (The sound and vibe, all right, yeah) Open your mind, enjoy the ride Live out tonight, and grab that soul 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'll do it Oh baby, oh yeah, yeah, whoa, whoa, yeah Explain Request ×



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