[Chorus] [合唱]

Old songs, old songs 老歌，老歌

Old records, and old memories 旧的记录，旧回忆

8 tracks, takin' it back 8轨，羚牛回来

to, them old songs, olllld strong songs 到，他们的老歌， olllld强歌曲

   

[Verse 1: Betty Wright] [诗歌1 ：贝蒂·怀特]

When you're 35 or 40 当你35或40

and you chillin wit yo' shawty 你寒冷的机智哟美女

Whatchu gon' listen to? Whatchu gon' listen to Whatchu坤听？ Whatchu坤听

if you ain't making nothin new? 如果你没有做没什么新的？

If ya wanna just sample 如果雅想只是样品

Well I’m tellin you, ya gamble 好吧我告诉你，雅赌博

You ain't even writing one strong song 你甚至不写一个强大的歌

You ain’t even writing nothing to hold on 你甚至不写没什么举行

Late at night you wanna watch TV 夜深了，你想看电视

Lean back and play a lil' Stevie (Stevie) 靠在椅子上打一个可爱的“史蒂夫（杰拉德）

Play the music, play the music 播放音乐，播放音乐

Then you'll know why I'm talkin 'bout the 然后你就会知道为什么我对你说，布特

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

   

[Verse 2: Betty Wright] [诗2：贝蒂·怀特]

When you get a little older 当你得到一个年纪大一点的

and your nights get a little bit colder 和你的夜晚变得有点冷

Whatcha gon' cuddle to? Whatcha gon' cuddle to? 干麻坤偎到？干麻坤偎到？

Well it must be misty blue 那么它一定是飘渺的蓝

Tell me what you got on yo' menu 告诉我，你有哟“菜单上有什么

Serve it up, I know that it's in you 服务于它，我知道它在你

Serve it up, serve it up 服务于它，为它

Serve it up serve it up serve it up 服务于它，成为它服务于它

Listen to the music that made you 听使你的音乐

Tune in to what yo' mama played ya 调整到什么哟，妈妈扮演雅

Time to celebrate, time to create before, it's too late 值得庆祝的时刻，时间之前创建，为时已晚

Oh, go to your favorite place (Go to your favorite place) 哦，去你喜欢的地方（去你喜欢的地方）

Speakers bumpin, bumpin that bass (Speakers bumpin that bass) 音箱bumpin ， bumpin的低音（扬声器bumpin的低音）

Slow dance and what do they play? 缓慢的舞蹈和他们怎么玩？

Betty and Teddy all up in yo' face! 贝蒂和泰迪都在溜溜的脸！

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

   

[Rap verse: Betty Wright] [说唱诗句：贝蒂·怀特]

I must admit yo' beats got fatter 我必须承认哟拍胖了

But add subject matter on subjects that matter... 但添加于重要课题主题...

Cause it matters, yeah it matters... 因为它很重要，是它的问题...

   

[Outro: Betty Wright] [尾奏：贝蒂·怀特]

[The chorus is sung in background until the end of the song] [合唱团唱的背景，直到歌曲结束]

Hmmmm-mmmm 嗯， MMMM

Patti, Gladys, Chaka Khan, Prince 帕蒂，戴乃迭，茶卡汗，亲王

And Kelly, and Kelly, and Kelly, and Kelly... 和凯利，凯利和凯利和凯利...

... ......

Mary Mary, you blossom like cherries, I've seen your garden grow 玛丽，你像绽放的樱桃，我已经看到了你的花园里成长

Hey, Erykah, little sista 嘿， Erykah ，小的姐妹

I'm feelin ya, Badu, Badu Badu and.. 我感觉你，八都，八都巴杜和..

Angie, C'MON Stone! Keep on writin and singin dem strong songs, ohh 安吉，拜托石！继续以创作和歌唱DEM强劲的歌曲，留在我身边

India.Arie, keep singin and playin for me India.Arie ，一直在唱歌和表演着我

Talk about that sweet tea and your sweetie 谈论的甜茶和你亲爱的

Just, keep singing those songs 只是，一直唱那些歌

Raheem and Jaheim and The-Dream and the whole team 拉希姆和Jaheim及的梦幻和整个团队

Just take me on back to those STRONG songs 只是带我回到那些强歌曲

Joe and Mario and Ne-Yo and ohhh 乔和马里奥和尼欧和Phoebe：哦

Keep on writing and singing them strong songs 不断创作和演唱他们的歌曲强

Just keep on listenin to Marvin, Aretha, The Isleys and them O'Jays 只要保持在listenin马文，艾瑞莎，该Isleys并OJays

So you'll know what to say and you'll know what to play 所以，你就知道该说些什么，你就会知道玩什么