Lyrics Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples

The old songs

Turn the radio on

They're playing the old songs

Backtrack along with me

Through those old sweet melodies

Turn the radio on

They're playing the old songs

How they bring back memories

Of the way love used 2 be

It was all so simple then

Slow dancing there in the den

2 the tune "Blowing In The Wind"

Scanning through The Hit Parade

Hanging out at the record shop

Learning how 2 do the cha-cha-cha

Back when Sam Cooke was hot

Twisting the night away (away)

Turn the radio on

They're playing the old songs

Backtrack along with me

Through those old sweet melodies

Turn the radio on

They're playing the old songs

How they bring back memories

Of the way love used 2 be

Oh, I wish they'd play "My Girl"

"Twist And Shout" and "The Duke Of Earl"

James Brown: "It's A Man's World"

"Love Makes The World Go Round"

Oh, I wanna hear "Yesterday"

"Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay"

The old songs have a special place

Oh, how sweet the sound

Turn the radio on

They're playing the old songs

Backtrack along with me

Through those old sweet melodies

Turn the radio on

They're playing the old songs

How they bring back memories

Of the way love used 2 be

Mm hmm

If I could catch a ride, I'd go back in time

2 that very first day when I realized that U were mine

The old songs have a way of bringing back 2 mind

The love we shared, the joys and smiles we left behind

So…

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