What we're gonna do right here is go back, way back, back into time

(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 raw thing
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, gonna 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

Y'all remember back in the day, Ray Charles, King Cole, Miles Davis

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, gonna go back to an old school groove
Gonna rewind to another time, when the originators, innovators were alive, 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
Open your mind, enjoy the ride, live out tonight and grab that Soul Train