Back To Life Lyrics

Lyric discussion by JLoDaMofo 

Cover art for Back To Life lyrics by Soul II Soul

My friend and I did like tiles of our favourite 80s albums. We were limited to 16 or 20 selections.

My mate put Club Classics Vol. 1 in his.

I said no. You can't put that in.

He argued about how good it was. He used words like iconic.

I agreed with most of what he said. It's a decent album and it never fails to make me happier than before I played it. Reminding me of better days. I had my hair. I had my youth. I had optimism. I had opportunities.

Shall I tell you what I didn't have?

A proper version of Back To Life. As rich and beautiful as her voice is. I wanted the beats. I wanted the bass. I wanted those strings.

I went to London to buy a Tshirt from the Soul 2 Soul shop. I have to admit, I was disappointed that Jazzie B wasn't actually in the shop. I pictured him, stood in the doorway, imparting words of wisdom to passers by.

Those in the know, stopping to shuffle around to the break beats before moving on.

Those not in the know complaining about the acapella Back To Life on Club Classics Vol. 1

I really liked what little I heard of Volume 3 till my tape player mangled it.