Back In The Day Lyrics - Back To Basics - Christina Aguilera

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 

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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