Original Dobie Gray version
I woke up feeling the sunshine
Drift across my face
It took me back to emotions
Another time and place
Those yesterdays
Cruising in my Chevrolet
I held my baby in my arms
But my first love was always the songs
Talking about soul days
Talking about those sweet soul days
I crawled out of bed real slowly
Threw on some old blue jeans
Found my favorite t-shirt
Started rolling up my sleeves
Like James Dean
Thinking I was still nineteen
Walked outside and looked around
My heart was pumping the moment I found
There's gonna be soul days
I laid back ruing sweet summer soul days
Think I'll take my baby for a ride down the back road
Out in the country where the four winds blow
Over by the river there's a barbecue shop
Oh the summer jukebox
You know I like it like that, oh yeah
Soul days, dancing with my baby
Rocking to the soul days
And when the sun goes down
We're on the road again
White line running down the highway
Slowly reeling us in
And the radio's on
Love it when she is in my arms
All the music playing through the night
Is taking us back to when things were right
Talking about (soul days)
Soul days (soul days)
Dancing with my baby (soul days)
Rock to the music (soul days)
Playing on the radio (soul days)
Sweet soul music
Talking about you (soul days)
Talking about my girl
Those sweet soul days...
[Fades out]
SOUL DAYS is a song written by Jonnie Barnett and released by Dobie Gray on his 2001 album Soul Days. The above lyrics are for the original Dobie Gray version of SOUL DAYS as released in 2001.
Bruce Springsteen recorded SOUL DAYS and released it on his 2022 album Only The Strong Survive. See the album version for more details.
List of available versions of SOUL DAYS on this website:
SOUL DAYS [Album version]