Well now you say you wanna be loving me,
But back in the day I wasn't good enough for ya.
You wanna sleep with me,
Back in the day I wasn't good to love for ya.

You don't know about loyalty.
You don't know how to make a girl feel like royalty.
You don't know about conversation,
All you seem to be is a complication.

Here you go again boy, stressin' me out,
I ain't got no time for no messin' about.
Boy, your game is over.
You're a casonova.

Well now you say you wanna be loving me,
But back in the day I wasn't good enough for ya.
You wanna sleep with me,
Back in the day I wasn't good to love for ya.

You don't know about loving me.
Talk too much and I guess you don't know boy what love means.

Here you go again boy, stressin' me out,
I ain't got no time for no messin' about.
Boy, your game is over.
You're a casonova.

Well now you say you wanna be loving me,
But back in the day I wasn't good enough for ya.
You wanna sleep with me,
Back in the day I wasn't good to love for ya.

Shame on you boy,
But if I take you back,
It's shame on me...

Brothers and sisters!
Brothers and sisters, I don't know what this world is coming to!

[Jigga] Whassup Missy? Timbo!
[Missy] This is.. another.. Missy
[Jigga] Hip-Hop! Yes!
[Missy] Elliott, exclusive

[Jay-Z]
Yes, uhh
One for the butters, I came from the gutter
No I came from my mother but y'all know what I mean
Hov' is here to stay like permanent crease in your jeans
Me and Missy be the new +Tag Team+
Whoomp! There It Is
We like, Rae & Ghost, A.G. and Showbiz
We Public Enemy #1, our Uzi Weighs a Ton
This is our house, RUN! [laughing]

[Missy]
What happened to those good old days? {HA?}
When hip-hop, was so much fun
Ohh, house parties in the summer y'all (c'mon)
And no one, came through with a gun
It was all about the music y'all
It helped.. to relieve some stress {HA?}
Ohh, we was under one groove y'all (y'all)
So much love {HA?} between North and West

[Chorus: Missy Elliott]
Go back in the day
British Knights and gold chains
Do the prep and cabbage patch
And wear your laces all fat
Back in the dayyyyyyyy, hey hey
Hip-Hop has chaaaanged

[Missy]
Remember when we used to battle? (uh-huh)
On the block {HA?} before the lights came on
Ohh! Mama said we would be straight A kids (c'mon)
If we did our homework, like we knew those songs
Salt-N-Pepa, Rakim, and P.E. {HA?}
D.M.C, and Heavy D
Yes! Daddy Kane, Slick Rick too (oh-OOH!)
MC Lyte (Paper Thin) opened, doors for you and me, c'mon

[Chorus]

[Jay-Z]
Young! J. Bizzy, let's do it again nigga
Grew up the way it oughta be
From day KRS-One all the way up to Nineteen Naughty Three
To M.O.P., we Cold as Ice
Nigga we rock it from the Dre Day to the Suge Knight
So fuck Chuck Phillips and Bill O'Reilly
If they try to stop hip-hop, we all gon' rally nigga
Post Biggie and 'Pac I gotta hold down the city
Make a nigga wanna 'holla' like Missy, but fuck it
Just let a nigga MC
The best rapper alive, unquestionably
If you rip on your +EP+ you gonna need an +MD+
So You Gots to Chill cause I Kill at Will
like solid water dude; y'all niggaz don't get it
Kill at Will, solid water? Ice Cube
Ha ha, that's how hip-hop has evolved
Jay-Z's for President, I'm namin Ra as the National God

[Missy]
Me and Jigga, Jigga J-J-Jay-Hova
I rocks the mic right whether I'm pissy drunk or sober
Misdemeanor fo'-finger ringer I'm stupid FRESH
I've been hot since LL rocked the Kangol HAT
Yes yes, the yes yes, the yes y'alln
C'mon... AW YEA, AW YEA
Okay, me, that nigga Jigga, fresh dressed in the mornin
C'mon... AW YEA, AW YEA

[Chorus]

[ad libs and whistling]

[Missy]
I wanna, go back in, time (let's go)
Feels like I, I wanna, go back in, time
Feels like I (Y'all remember Self Destruction?)
I wanna, go back in, time
(Where all the rap artists got on a record together?)
Feels like I, I wanna, go back in, time
(I used to love them days, no tension, let's go!!)

[Chorus]

La, La, La, La, La, La, La... Woo!
See this song ain't for everybody
only the sexy people, you know who you are

Aaaaah! Hey Baby!

Ya, Ya Ya, Ya, Ya

I'mma take you back to the 80s, check this out

This beat makes me reminisce
takes me back to our first kiss
carved our names on a big oak tree
I heart you and you heart me
New edition on the radio, I had a Commodore 64
We use to sit close on my bedroom floor
but mama never let us close the door
We use to hang outside until the lights came on
thought I was fresh to death with my Adidas on
You’d kiss me on the cheek, I had a silly smile on
Where has the time gone

[chorus]
I loved you since
Thundercats, Thundercats, Thundercats, HO!
Back when MTV played music videos
you told me get a jheri curl, mama said no
That's how long I've loved you
remember when I use to have a high top fade
back when you use to rock a dooky braid
friendship bracelets in the 8th grade
I loved you since back in the day

Everyday after school
I'd pop, you'd lock, we'd act a fool
I was at your house, you was at mine
Cosby Show at 8, Diff’rent World at 9
Motown 25, Michael moon walked for the very first time
Meet you at the rink on Friday night
We'd rock, we'd skate, hold hands real tight
Girl you would look so cute with your Jordache on
bet that you could still put those same jeans on
kiss me now and I'll have that silly smile on
girl you still turn me on and on and on, on, on

{repeat chorus}

Now everybody you know how we use to do in the parties back in the day, You know how we use to do,
stand right here, I’mma stand right here
we all get in a line and we all be like uh
It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left you
without an old school jam to step to
remember when we’d do the Whop, the whole crowd drop, do the Robo Cop, go girl do the Cabbage Patch
Jam Master J killing on the scratch
Members Only, Kid ‘n’ Play
that's how we did it back in the day...raaah!

{repeat chorus twice}

Party. There’s a party over here
Party. There’s a party over there
Party. There’s a party over here

[Hook]

You Were Just A Boy
And I Was Just A Girl In Love
Cabangas Was A Toy
And The Rubics Cube Made Life Seem Tough
Truth Or Dare Was A Game
All Your Crew Would Dress The Same To
School Each Day
I Remember When Oh Do You Remember When
Back In The Day, Back In The Day.

[Verse I]

Life Was So Simple Back Then
Double Dutch And Talking Junk
Was What We Did
Hangin Outside With My Friends
Till The Street Lamp Said
It's Time To Come In (Sometimes I)

[B-Sec]

Long For The Days
No Work And All Play
Long For The Times
Innocently Blind

[Verse II]

Life Was So Simple Back Then
Quarter Water's When We're Thirsty
Gave The Quench
We Were So Easy To Please
Candy Necklaces And Rings
Were To Us The Finer Things

[Verse III]

Life Was So Simple It Seemed
Rockin Kangols W/Adidas And Lee Jeans
Nameplates And 4 Finger Rings
Jelly Sandals For Your Feet
Mr. Softee Made Life Sweet
How I Long __

[Bridge]

New Edition Sang To Me
Ronnie, Bobby, Johnny, Ricky And Mike
(Don't Forget Ralph)
That's What I Remember
Loving You Came Easily
First Time We Ever Kissed Goodnite
Do You Remember?

Im gonna love ya like..[times 3]
Baby like i loved you back in the day

Baby I remember when
you and i just began
knowing we were more than friends i had 2 make you understand
said i gotta get to know ya
give me one chance to show ya
just what you mean to me
and everything that we could be

So we talked a little
and we danced a little
told me that i treated u like the perfect gentleman
from the day love started
we could not be parted
lets get back to how our love was

[Chorus]
Back in the day
all we had was you and me but
that was all we ever needed
i was your superman girl
you were meant for me
back in the day
the way i said i love you daily
but girl i havent told you lately
im gonna love you baby
like i loved you back in the day

all of those things i wort
you cried everytime you read
the friday night theatre show
where i would be watching you instead
all the bad jokes id say
but you would laugh anyway
you were my closest friend
together 24/7
forever till the very end

but i havent been there baby
or sent you flowers lately
lets get back to how our love was

[Chorus]

when i look into your eyes baby
its then i realise ive been
acting like a fool
im still crazy for you
so tonight im gonna show ya
by the way im gonna hold ya
my love is still the same girl
im crazy for you
ooh just like

[Chorus]

She left me alone
She told me on the phone
Now that just don?t seem right
I will close my eyes, and turn out all the lights
But I won?t cry tonight, ?cause I?m already sleeping

All of those things are in the past
Like a beaten up and faded photograph
Can?t remember your name,
Who are you again?
You?re history, history, yeah
Back in the day, my my hey hey
No more living for yesterday
Come and kiss me, I will prove that there is more to me than you
Back in the day, my my hey hey

You don?t love love me that?s okay
I?m moving in and moving out
Think I can?t pull through just
Watch me without you
She always picked a fight, every other night
And she was always right, yeah right
Now I won?t be a fool
I guess I broke some rules
But I broke them on my own, when you were
With someone else at night

All of those things are in the past
Like a beaten up and faded photograph
Can?t remember your name,
Who are you again?
You?re history, history, yeah
Back in the day, my my hey hey
No more living for yesterday
Come and kiss me, I will prove that there is more to me than you
Back in the day, my my hey hey

There?s a time punching the wall
Dying to crawl, willing to crawl
No way, whatever, whatever
I guess we?re not meant to be together
That?s okay

All of those things are in the past
Like a beaten up and faded photograph
Can?t remember your name,
Who are you again?
You?re history, history, yeah
Back in the day, my my hey hey
No more living for yesterday
Come and kiss me, I will prove that there is more to me than you
Back in the day, my my hey hey

When we made out, when we made out.
On the Front Porch, a kiss on your mouth.
Take a long walk back to your house
Mess around on your pretty white couch.
All I want is you.

Back in the day we were celebrating the moon dive
They keep on going.
Back in the day we had it made
And thats when I ran into you.

At the ocean, so happy you cried
I see it all when i look in your eyes.
You fill a void, a place in my life.
I want you so bad, your making me high.
All I want is you

Back in the day we were celebrating the moon dive
They keep on going.
Back in the day we had it made
And thats when I ran into you.

Ya know i'm really excited about this thing we got going now. Ya know really excited about this this we got now.

Back in the day we were celebrating the moon dive
They keep on going.
Back in the day we had it made
And thats when I ran into you.

Back in the day we were celebrating the moon dive
They keep on going.
Back in the day we had it made
And thats when I ran into you.
All I want is you.
All I want is..

Where you when it happened?
Where could you be found?
Were you at the front of the stage?
Or in the underground

From SF out to Old Bridge
New York back to LA
The world of metal changed forever
Back in the day

Well that was back in the day
And if you weren't there
It doesn't matter anyway
Because you wouldn't understand

Live to die and die to play
Every day and place
Leave a path of metal
Across the world from stage to stage

Well that was back in the day
And if you weren't there
It doesn't matter anyway
Because you wouldn't understand

In denim and leather
We were all part of one force
Knocked rock'n roll on its ass
And put metal on the course

Higher!
Higher!
Higher!
Higher!
Back in the day
You weren't there
It doesn't matter
Because you wouldn't understand

This is our way of life
A life that was born free
To follow orders how to live
Was never meant to be
Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh

Hints of thunder, seeds of lighting
The power hits the stage
The music was exciting
The mania raged
Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh

We all had the fever
Our ears started to ring
Feeding this wildfire
Consuming everything
Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh

Metal's King back then
And still is to this day
Others imitate or challenge
But it never goes away
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

She left me alone
She told me on the phone
Now that just don?t seem right
I will close my eyes, and turn out all the lights
But I won?t cry tonight, ?cause I?m already sleeping

All of those things are in the past
Like a beaten up and faded photograph
Can?t remember your name,
Who are you again?
You?re history, history, yeah
Back in the day, my my hey hey
No more living for yesterday
Come and kiss me, I will prove that there is more to me than you
Back in the day, my my hey hey

You don?t love love me that?s okay
I?m moving in and moving out
Think I can?t pull through just
Watch me without you
She always picked a fight, every other night
And she was always right, yeah right
Now I won?t be a fool
I guess I broke some rules
But I broke them on my own, when you were
With someone else at night

All of those things are in the past
Like a beaten up and faded photograph
Can?t remember your name,
Who are you again?
You?re history, history, yeah
Back in the day, my my hey hey
No more living for yesterday
Come and kiss me, I will prove that there is more to me than you
Back in the day, my my hey hey

There?s a time punching the wall
Dying to crawl, willing to crawl
No way, whatever, whatever
I guess we?re not meant to be together
That?s okay

All of those things are in the past
Like a beaten up and faded photograph
Can?t remember your name,
Who are you again?
You?re history, history, yeah
Back in the day, my my hey hey
No more living for yesterday
Come and kiss me, I will prove that there is more to me than you
Back in the day, my my hey hey

When I was just a skinny lad on holiday by the sea,
I met a girl in a Rancid shirt, and a tape she gave to me
With the Black Flag First Four Years and the Minor Threat Discography,
And punk rock saved my life.
Going down the Red Eye back in 1998,
Hanging out with Household Names and staying out too late,
This angry adolescent found an outlet for his hate,
And punk rock saved my life.

The vision wasn’t perfect and we knew it all along,
We dressed like fucking idiots and got our facts all wrong.
But everyone must needs be an extremist when they’re young –
Fucking with your parents makes you grow up big and strong.

Folding zines and record sleeves while sitting round at home,
Flicking through the catalogues and distros at the shows,
Circle pits and sing-a-longs, come on let’s fucking go,
And punk rock saved my life.

That little dream is over, it was never going to last.
Everybody’s moved along and it’s all in the past,
But when I was just 16 I pinned my colours to the mast.
And punk rock’s in the ink that’s in my skin,
The attitude in every song I sing,
And we didn’t change the world, we didn’t win,
We probably didn’t even save my life, it’s true
But I bet we had a better time than you.

Brothers and sisters!
Brothers and sisters, I don't know what this world is coming to!

[Jigga] Whassup Missy? Timbo!
[Missy] This is.. another.. Missy
[Jigga] Hip-Hop! Yes!
[Missy] Elliott, exclusive

[Jay-Z]
Yes, uhh
One for the butters, I came from the gutter
No I came from my mother but y'all know what I mean
Hov' is here to stay like permanent crease in your jeans
Me and Missy be the new +Tag Team+
Whoomp! There It Is
We like, Rae & Ghost, A.G. and Showbiz
We Public Enemy #1, our Uzi Weighs a Ton
This is our house, RUN! [laughing]

[Missy]
What happened to those good old days? {HA?}
When hip-hop, was so much fun
Ohh, house parties in the summer y'all (c'mon)
And no one, came through with a gun
It was all about the music y'all
It helped.. to relieve some stress {HA?}
Ohh, we was under one groove y'all (y'all)
So much love {HA?} between North and West

[Chorus: Missy Elliott]
Go back in the day
British Knights and gold chains
Do the prep and cabbage patch
And wear your laces all fat
Back in the dayyyyyyyy, hey hey
Hip-Hop has chaaaanged

[Missy]
Remember when we used to battle? (uh-huh)
On the block {HA?} before the lights came on
Ohh! Mama said we would be straight A kids (c'mon)
If we did our homework, like we knew those songs
Salt-N-Pepa, Rakim, and P.E. {HA?}
D.M.C, and Heavy D
Yes! Daddy Kane, Slick Rick too (oh-OOH!)
MC Lyte (Paper Thin) opened, doors for you and me, c'mon

[Chorus]

[Jay-Z]
Young! J. Bizzy, let's do it again nigga
Grew up the way it oughta be
From day KRS-One all the way up to Nineteen Naughty Three
To M.O.P., we Cold as Ice
Nigga we rock it from the Dre Day to the Suge Knight
So fuck Chuck Phillips and Bill O'Reilly
If they try to stop hip-hop, we all gon' rally nigga
Post Biggie and 'Pac I gotta hold down the city
Make a nigga wanna 'holla' like Missy, but fuck it
Just let a nigga MC
The best rapper alive, unquestionably
If you rip on your +EP+ you gonna need an +MD+
So You Gots to Chill cause I Kill at Will
like solid water dude; y'all niggaz don't get it
Kill at Will, solid water? Ice Cube
Ha ha, that's how hip-hop has evolved
Jay-Z's for President, I'm namin Ra as the National God

[Missy]
Me and Jigga, Jigga J-J-Jay-Hova
I rocks the mic right whether I'm pissy drunk or sober
Misdemeanor fo'-finger ringer I'm stupid FRESH
I've been hot since LL rocked the Kangol HAT
Yes yes, the yes yes, the yes y'alln
C'mon... AW YEA, AW YEA
Okay, me, that nigga Jigga, fresh dressed in the mornin
C'mon... AW YEA, AW YEA

[Chorus]

[ad libs and whistling]

[Missy]
I wanna, go back in, time (let's go)
Feels like I, I wanna, go back in, time
Feels like I (Y'all remember Self Destruction?)
I wanna, go back in, time
(Where all the rap artists got on a record together?)
Feels like I, I wanna, go back in, time
(I used to love them days, no tension, let's go!!)

[Chorus]

"Brothers and sisters!
Brothers and sisters, I don't know what this world is coming to!"

[Jigga] Whassup Missy? Timbo!
[Missy] This is.. another.. Missy
[Jigga] Hip-Hop! Yes!
[Missy] Elliott, exclusive

[Jay-Z]
Yes, uhh
One for the butters, I came from the gutter
No I came from my mother but y'all know what I mean
Hov' is here to stay like permanent crease in your jeans
Me and Missy be the new +Tag Team+
"Whoomp! There It Is"
We like, Rae & Ghost, A.G. and Showbiz
We "Public Enemy #1," our "Uzi Weighs a Ton"
This is our house, RUN! [laughing]

[Missy]
What happened to those good old days? {HA?}
When hip-hop, was so much fun
Ohh, house parties in the summer y'all (c'mon)
And no one, came through with a gun
It was all about the music y'all
It helped.. to relieve some stress {HA?}
Ohh, we was under one groove y'all (y'all)
So much love {HA?} between North and West

[Chorus: Missy Elliott]
Go back in the day
British Knights and gold chains
Do the prep and cabbage patch
And wear your laces all fat
Back in the dayyyyyyyy, hey hey
Hip-Hop has chaaaanged

[Missy]
Remember when we used to battle? (uh-huh)
On the block {HA?} before the lights came on
Ohh! Mama said we would be straight A kids (c'mon)
If we did our homework, like we knew those songs
Salt-N-Pepa, Rakim, and P.E. {HA?}
D.M.C, and Heavy D
Yes! Daddy Kane, Slick Rick too (oh-OOH!)
MC Lyte ("Paper Thin") opened, doors for you and me, c'mon

[Chorus]

[Jay-Z]
Young! J. Bizzy, let's do it again nigga
Grew up the way it oughta be
From day KRS-One all the way up to "Nineteen Naughty Three"
To M.O.P., we "Cold as Ice"
Nigga we rock it from the "Dre Day" to the Suge Knight
So fuck Chuck Phillips and Bill O'Reilly
If they try to stop hip-hop, we all gon' rally nigga
Post Biggie and 'Pac I gotta hold down the city
Make a nigga wanna 'holla' like Missy, but fuck it
Just let a nigga MC
The best rapper alive, unquestionably
If you rip on your +EP+ you gonna need an +MD+
So "You Gots to Chill" cause I "Kill at Will"
like solid water dude; y'all niggaz don't get it
"Kill at Will," solid water? Ice Cube
Ha ha, that's how hip-hop has evolved
Jay-Z's for President, I'm namin Ra as the National God

[Missy]
Me and Jigga, Jigga J-J-Jay-Hova
I rocks the mic right whether I'm pissy drunk or sober
Misdemeanor fo'-finger ringer I'm stupid FRESH
I've been hot since LL rocked the Kangol HAT
Yes yes, the yes yes, the yes y'alln
C'mon... AW YEA, AW YEA
Okay, me, that nigga Jigga, fresh dressed in the mornin
C'mon... AW YEA, AW YEA

[Chorus]

[ad libs and whistling]

[Missy]
I wanna, go back in, time (let's go)
Feels like I, I wanna, go back in, time
Feels like I (Y'all remember "Self Destruction"?)
I wanna, go back in, time
(Where all the rap artists got on a record together?)
Feels like I, I wanna, go back in, time
(I used to love them days, no tension, let's go!!)

[Chorus]

Well now you say you wanna be loving me,
But back in the day I wasn't good enough for ya.
You wanna sleep with me,
Back in the day I wasn't good to love for ya.

You don't know about loyalty.
You don't know how to make a girl feel like royalty.
You don't know about conversation,
All you seem to be is a complication.

Here you go again boy, stressin' me out,
I ain't got no time for no messin' about.
Boy, your game is over.
You're a casonova.

Well now you say you wanna be loving me,
But back in the day I wasn't good enough for ya.
You wanna sleep with me,
Back in the day I wasn't good to love for ya.

You don't know about loving me.
Talk too much and I guess you don't know boy what love means.

Here you go again boy, stressin' me out,
I ain't got no time for no messin' about.
Boy, your game is over.
You're a casonova.

Well now you say you wanna be loving me,
But back in the day I wasn't good enough for ya.
You wanna sleep with me,
Back in the day I wasn't good to love for ya.

Shame on you boy,
But if I take you back,
It's shame on me...

Chorus: repeat 4X

Back in the days when I was young I'm not a kid anymore
But some days I sit and wish I was a kid again

Verse One:

I remember (back in the days)
When I just a little niggerole
I looked up to my bigger bro
Begged if I could kick it so
when he went out with girls I could go taggin along
Naggin if she had a sis maybe could mack a baby hoodrat
Y'all remember way back then, when it was 1985
all the way live, I think I was about ten
One of those happy little niggaz singin the blues
That be always tryin to bag with the shag and karate shoes
Sayin Yo momma black, his momma this, his momma that
Then he get mad and wanna scrap
We stay mad about, ten minutes then it's like back on the bike
To play hide and go get it with the younger hoes by the bungaloes
Then switch to playin ding dong ditch, when that gets
old and too cold to hack it, threw on a bomber jacket
You could tell the ballers cuz they bell wearin Gazelles
And if they really had money raised be sportin BK's
and, all the girls had they turkish link
If it broke then they made earrings to it, like they meant to do it
But, sometimes, I still sit and reminesce
Then, think about the years I was raised, back in the days

Chorus

(and everybody say) (I remember way back when)
(and everybody say) (I remember way back when)
(and everybody say) (I remember way back when)
(what?) (back in the day) (when?) (back in the day)

Verse Two:

I'm still back in the days, but now the year is '87
'88 that's when my crew and I were in junior high
In 7th grade, I hated school wish it'd blown up
No doubt I couldn't wait to get out (and be a grownup)
But let me finish this reminescin and tellin
Bout when girls was bellin tight courderoys like for the boys
basket weaves, Nike Cortez, and footsie socks
And eatin pickles, with tootsie pops
And it don't stop, I'm glad cuz when J.J. Fad hit
Supersonic it was kinda like a sport to wear biker shorts
or, to wear jeans and it seemed like the masses
of hoochies, had poison airbrushed on they asses
Dudes, had on Nike suits, and the Pumas with
the fat laces, cuz it was either that or K-Swiss
I miss those days, and so I pout like a grown jerk
Wishin all I had to do now, was finish homework
It's true, you don't realize really what you got til it's gone
and I'm not, gonna sing another sad song, but
Sometimes I do sit and reminesce then
Think about the years I was raised, back in the days

Chorus

(and everybody say) (I remember way back when)
(and everybody say) (I remember way back when)
(and everybody say) (I remember way back when)
(what?) (back in the day) (when?) (back in the day)

(and everybody say) (I remember way back when)
(and everybody say) (I remember way back when)
(and everybody say) (I remember way back when)
(what?) (back in the day) (when?) (back in the day)

Verse Three:

Well, it's the niggerole, I figure that now I'm all grown up
Because I'm eighteen years old, and guess you could say I'm holdin
down a steady job and crew steady mobbin
you steady bobbin your head and I'm paid, so I got it made
But, didn't always have clout, used to live in South Central L.A.
That's where I stayed and figured a way out
I gave it all I had so for what it's worth
I went, from rags to riches which is a drag but now I'm first
So Ahmad and The Jones' is on our way up
Yup, we said that we was gonna make it since a kid
and we finally did, but
Sometimes I still sit there reminescin
Think about the years I was raised, back in the days

Chorus

(and everybody say) (I remember way back when)
(and everybody say) (I remember way back when)
(and everybody say) (I remember way back when)
(what?) (back in the day) (when?) (back in the day)

(and everybody say) (I remember way back when)
(and everybody say) (I remember way back when)
(and everybody say) (I remember way back when)
(what?) (back in the day) (when?) (back in the day)

Back in the days when I was young I'm not a kid anymore
But some days I sit and wish I was a kid again

Back in the days
*talking*
I got jacked for mines
You sound like a white dude Hey I got jacked for mines!
Aight, aight...

[Hook]

You Were Just A Boy
And I Was Just A Girl In Love
Cabangas Was A Toy
And The Rubics Cube Made Life Seem Tough
Truth Or Dare Was A Game
All Your Crew Would Dress The Same To
School Each Day
I Remember When Oh Do You Remember When
Back In The Day, Back In The Day.

[Verse I]

Life Was So Simple Back Then
Double Dutch And Talking Junk
Was What We Did
Hangin Outside With My Friends
Till The Street Lamp Said
It's Time To Come In (Sometimes I)

[B-Sec]

Long For The Days
No Work And All Play
Long For The Times
Innocently Blind

[Verse II]

Life Was So Simple Back Then
Quarter Water's When We're Thirsty
Gave The Quench
We Were So Easy To Please
Candy Necklaces And Rings
Were To Us The Finer Things

[Verse III]

Life Was So Simple It Seemed
Rockin Kangols W/Adidas And Lee Jeans
Nameplates And 4 Finger Rings
Jelly Sandals For Your Feet
Mr. Softee Made Life Sweet
How I Long __

[Bridge]

New Edition Sang To Me
Ronnie, Bobby, Johnny, Ricky And Mike
(Don't Forget Ralph)
That's What I Remember
Loving You Came Easily
First Time We Ever Kissed Goodnite
Do You Remember?

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

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 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
Gonna go back to an old school groove
Gonna rewind to another time
When the originators, innovators were alive

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, you dig
Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald

Yes
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

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

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
Come celebrate

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

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