Old Time Lovin'
Al Green Lyrics

Give me that old time
Al Green wants his lover to give him the kind of love that happened in the past

Old time lovin'
He wants to feel the love that people felt long ago

Give me that old time
Al Green repeats the first line to emphasize his desire for a certain type of love

Old time lovin', yeah, yeah
He emphasizes again how much he wants the kind of love he's referring to

It was good they know
Al Green thinks that his parents' generation had the right idea about love

Mother and father, yeah
He specifically refers to his parents as an example of an older generation that knew how to love

If that makes the no
Al Green acknowledges that some people might disagree with his opinions

It's alright for me
But he doesn't care as long as he gets what he wants

What I need is that old time, yeah
He restates his desire for the type of love he's referring to

Old time feeling
He wants to experience the same emotions that people felt in the past

Better have in me rocking an reeling
He wants this new love to make him feel like he's dancing or swaying

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Al Green is still highly enthusiastic about the idea of finding an old love

Music will make you move your feet
Al Green thinks that music is the key to getting people to feel emotions and move their bodies

Haven't you seen, yeah
He thinks that anyone familiar with love knows this to be true

I've been trying to love you, baby
He's been trying to love his current partner in this way

And I my arms get it free, yeah
He's willing to hold his partner close and dance with them to get that old time feeling

But what I need is that old time
However, this isn't enough for him - he still wants that old love

Yeah, oh yeah
Al Green is still highly enthusiastic about the possibility of finding an old love

I don't I want you to turn your back on your friends
He doesn't want his partner to abandon their friends for him

But I really need that old time, yeah
He's emphasizing that he still really wants this kind of love

I know there are times
He recognizes that he isn't always the most attentive partner

When I might neglect you, baby
He admits that he can be neglectful of his partner's needs

I want you to come on home
Despite this, he still wants his partner to return home to him

I want you to come on, yeah
He's still highly enthusiastic about the idea of his partner coming back to him

And the only thing I want you to do
He doesn't want his partner to do anything else except give him an old love

Is give me that old, that song that will mean
He wants this love to be like a song that has meaning and depth

Sometimes your love makes me
Occasionally, his current partner's love fills him with the same feeling as the old love he craves

Give up the right from the wrong, yeah
His current partner's love has the power to make him realize that his priorities or actions were wrong in the past

I just keep on marching on my way, yeah
Al Green is determined to continue searching for this old love no matter what