I've been traveling all these years Just barely getting by The road can be your friend Or the devil in disguise When the tough get going The muses visit me Yet in soft low tones They always say to me Say to me It ain't no groove thing It ain't no country twang It's a simple refrain It's a soul thang It ain't no groove thing It ain't no country twang It's a simple refrain It's a soul thang Where the city street meets the county road Where the sun is nice and warm No matter how long I may roam This song still takes us home Takes us home It ain't no groove thing It ain't no country twang It's a simple refrain It's a soul thang It ain't no groove thing It ain't no country twang It's a simple refrain It's a soul thang <♪> Now we'll tell you about these times When the blues come out to play And jazz leaves her number It's funny she always says Well the city lights fly by me As my eyes are getting heavy We're sending our love over telephone wire These days getting lonelier by the mile by the mile It ain't no groove thing It ain't no country twang It's a simple refrain It's a soul thang It ain't no groove thing Yeah ain't no country twang It's a simple refrain It's a soul thang It ain't no groove thing It ain't no country twang It's a simple refrain It's a soul thang