Back In the Day (Live) - Erykah Badu

Where were 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 and 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 Peals of thunder, sheets 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

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 Get out tonight and grab that Soul Train (Take it back, take it) Back in the day, back in the day Aw 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) 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 (We're gonna) set the mood (Set the mood) Gonna go back (Go back) to an old school groove (To an old school groove) Gonna rewind to another time Gonna rewind (Rewind) to another time (Another time) When the originators, innovators were alive, yeah So break out the Marvin Gaye and Etta James Your Lady Day, and Coltrane (Coltrane) Turn up your 45's, bring back to life The sound and vibe of yesterday (Of yesterday) Open your mind, enjoy the ride Get out tonight and grab that Soul Train (Take it back) Back in the day, back in the day Aw 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, relive it Gotta let yourself go 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 Open your mind, enjoy the ride Get out tonight and grab that Soul Train (Taking it back, 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, yeah) Back in the day, back in the day Aw baby, I'll do it, aw baby, oh woah, woah Yeah yeah, woah, woah, yeah (Back in the day) Hey

Aye Yea See I've really been out on a mission And keep all this paper we having still come in and flip it Started out robbin, Batman we the gidgets When that shit didn't work talk to pop out the chicken All of them talk my badass still ain't listen was living But taught me the ways of the kitchen Don't need me a product I can microwave whip it I bang the hi-c just like a christian Went from that seat to the spot now we living Still running their mouth they gon die by the mentions They bitches and most of them not from the trenches Come to my block come and see how we living We chilling with glocks and they all got extensions Moved to the North cause I seen they was with me Go ask about it got a spot had em spinning Aye went from balling, to clutching, to sinning Was robbing and don't give it up then we kill him One legged partna 5k he a killer Came back from the dead, bitch I'm feeling like Thriller Aye asked ya hoe she know I'm that nigga She came through the circle just know she a spinner She swallow it all for a pill and some liquor Having our way could retire a stripper But instead bought a bbl got the bitch thicker A fuck nigga play he get found in the river Her diamonds froze they so cold make me shiver I been pouring up drank know its hurting my liver Shit that's the cost to keep sane from these niggas He say the wrong thing let it rain on these niggas Damn he a hoe, ain't no shame in these niggas Be all on the net but still claim you a killer Bitch if you real here my chain go little nigga Admit it, these niggas don't rap What they living and live what they rap Boy that shit really cap I heard through the vine all these niggas been rats Shit is cool I get jamming at least I know where they at I start sweet dicking hoes they don't know how to act Quick to blow up my phone get my name as a tat? Can't be stuck on a hoe I'm too deep in these racks It was crack but I'm really turnt up off of rap Admit it, these niggas don't rap What they living and live what they rap Boy that shit really cap I heard through the vine all these niggas been rats Shit is cool I get jamming at least I know where they at I start sweet dicking hoes they don't know how to act Quick to blow up my phone get my name as a tat? Can't be stuck on a hoe I'm too deep in these racks It was crack but I'm really turnt up off of rap Aye

He's on his way He's moving to Hollywood He's bussing into Hollywood Show him the way He's moving to Hollywood He's hopping into Hollywood He's waited at bus stops, all his life He's been in and out of lost places Seen eyes that spoke to him From sad and empty place He's on his way He's moving to Hollywood He's bussing into Hollywood Show him the way He's moving to Hollywood He's hopping into Hollywood You know he's gonna be Dressed to kill He's gonna find some brand new thrill What ever it is he's looking for You better tell him that there's so much more In Hollywood, Hollywood He's on his way He's moving to Hollywood He's bussing into Hollywood Show him the way He's moving to Hollywood He's hopping into Hollywood Painted faces Sunburned skin Mixed expressions Smile whore thin Caught in the blink of Hollywood And in battle of maneuvering skin False expressions, washed out dreams Everybody makes believe, in Hollywood He's on his way He's moving to Hollywood He's bussing into Hollywood Show him the way He's moving to Hollywood He's hopping into Hollywood