Good Ol’ Days

[Intro: Charlie Wilson] Good ol' days Good ol' days The good ol' days Sha-da-da-dwee-dwee-dwee Ooh wee, ooh wee Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah [Chorus] We were groovin' with the Mary Jane Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne (Pink champagne, in the good ol' days) We were groovin' with the Mary Jane Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne (In the good ol' days, in the good ol' days, good ol' days) [Verse 1: Rick James] Everybody had a good time Everybody drank the best wine We played funk and music in the sunshine And people danced everywhere Didn't nobody have to be strapped Never had to worry 'bout a rat-tat-tat Gunshot goin' down 'Cause all you ever heard was a funky sound I was living in the big time So were good friends of mine And we never stole a beat to eat We've been bustin' out of the ghetto streets (Bustin' out!) In the '80s it was all good (All good) Living high in Hollywood Me and some very good friends of mine Charlie and George, Dr. Funkenstein, yeah It was all good, in the good ol' days We were [Chorus] We were groovin' with the Mary Jane Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne (In the good ol' days, in the good ol' days) We were groovin' with the Mary Jane Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne (In the good ol' days, in the good ol' days) We were groovin' with the Mary Jane Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne (In the good ol' days, in the good ol' days) [Verse 2: Rick James] Everybody had a sneak peek (Right) Everybody was a super freak (For real) Live on stage in '81 Teena Marie and I had just begun I was starting to get higher (Higher) We were burnin' up with Fire & Desire But I just couldn't hang around I guess that's why she called me Casanova Brown (Right) I was throwin' down all night (All night) Funk was alive, and so was I Even all the Mary Jane Girls and me Couldn't see the fog that was soon to be The devil handed me a glass pipe Soon as I awoke, I was out of sight (I was gone) Years went by while I was away But now I'm back and I'm here to stay [Chorus] We were groovin' with the Mary Jane Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne (In the good ol' days, in the good ol' days) We were groovin' with the Mary Jane Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne (It was all good, in the good ol' days) We were groovin' with the Mary Jane Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne We were groovin' with the Mary Jane Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne (Dance in the sunshine) [Bridge: Rick James] Parliament, (In my house), Gap Band, (Yearning for your love) Maze and Frankie, Con Funk Shun, Lakeside Stone City Band keep funkin' Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, in the good ol' days Bar-Kays, Cameo, yeah, I remember (We're gonna give it to you, give it to you, give it to you, give it to you) I remember [Chorus] We were groovin' with the Mary Jane Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne (Sha-da-da-dwee-dwee-dwee, nananana, ooh) We were groovin' with the Mary Jane Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne (Just groovin', and groovin', and groovin') We were groovin' with the Mary Jane Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne