Soul city, open your arms for me right nowSoul city, open your arms for mePut me down in any townWhere the action's moving swift and tightWhere everybody's whoopsie-daisying for days and daysAnd on into the nightBecause that's where I wanna beThat's where the folks gotta think for meSo, soul city, open your arms for meHear me nowSoul city, just open up your arms for meIt's on my mind all the timeThinking of parties every Friday nightAnd I wish I could be on every sceneCause I know it would be out of sightBecause that's where I wanna beBecause the folks gotta think for meSo, soul city, soul city, soulBecause the folks gotta think for meNow, you see, you tell SusieYou tell Jimmy, you tell BillThat when they're getting down from town to townIf I can make it, you know that I willBecause that's where I wanna beBecause the folks gotta think for meSo, soul city, open your arms for meHear me nowSoul city, just open up your arms for meSoul city, soul city, soul