Christina Aguilera - Back In The Day

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 changed,


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





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





Ohh 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





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





So get up, re-live 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, alright 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, ohh yeah yeah woah woah yeah