mmm mmm mmm mmm soul city open your arms to me right now soul city open your arms for me please put me down in any town where the actions move are swift and tight where everybody s whoopsy daisyin for days and days and on into the night because that s where i want to be that s where the folks got a thing for me so soul city open your arms for me hear me now soul city just open your arms for me mmm mmm it s on my mind all the time thinking of parties every friday night and i wish i could be on every scene cause i know it would be outta sight because that s where i want to be because the folks got a thing for me so soul city soul city soul because the folks got a thing for me  now lucy you tell susie you tell jimmy to tell bill that when they re gettin down from town to town if i can make it you know that i will because that s where i want to be because the folks got a thing for me so soul city open your arms for me hear me now soul city just open up your arms for me uh huh huh huh i got to find some place to run where i can have myself some fun i got to find that soulful town where everybody s gettin down 