Sie ist immer da wo was los ist
Immer mitten in der Stadt
Dort wo die kleine Welt ganz groß ist
Sieht sie sich an den Lichtern satt

Sie erzählt dann und wann von dem und dem
Und sie hat jeden schon gehabt
Auch wenn sie sich selbst nicht ganz so pflegt
Pflegt sie zumindest den Kontakt

Und sie träumt von Chicago, von Chicago
Irgendwo wo sie keiner kennt
Und sie träumt von Chicago, von Chicago
Dort wo niemand, niemand ihren Namen nennt

Mit ihrem sonnigen Traum vor Augen
Läuft sie durch den Regen
Und jeden den sie auf der Straße trifft
Erzählt sie, sie wär da gewesen

Beschreibt an welcher Ecke sie schon war
Denn sie kennt immerhin dies und das
Und wenn du bisschen was dabei hast
Nimmt sie dich mit für eine Nacht

Sie nimmt dich mit nach Chicago, nach Chicago
Irgendwohin wo dich keiner kennt
Sie nimmt dich mit nach Chicago, nach Chicago
Dort wo niemand, niemand deinen Namen nennt

Doch wenn man ihr erzählt
Welchen Traum sie lebt
Dann spielt sie gleich verrückt

Denn auch wenn sie kurz schläft
Sobald das Licht angeht
Dann muss sie schnell zurück

Manchmal trifft sie sich mit ein paar Leuten
An einem unbestimmten Platz
Und wenn dort frisches Zeug durch die Adern fließt
Gibt man den Löffel an die Kumpels ab

Und diesmal ist sie nicht gekommen
Vielleicht hat sie es nicht gepackt
Nur eine kleine Nachricht ist alles was sie hinterlassen hat

Ich komm nie mehr
Ich bin in Chicago, in Chicago
Irgendwo wo mich keiner kennt oh-oh
Ich komm nie mehr ich bin in Chicago, in Chicago
Dort wo niemand, niemand meinen Namen nennt oh-oh

In Chicago
Wo mich keiner kennt
Ich komm nie mehr
In Chicago
Ich komm nie mehr

I've never known you
But I'm no stranger to this feeling
I I know it's over but the hurts not
What do you call it?
It when broken hearts are not done healing
You threw down your cigarette but it's still hot
Well I've learned to lie
And here's what I've got

Chorus:
Well didn't I think you would always love me
And didn't I want you to take care of me baby
Well that ain't happenin'
No no no
Wouldn't I love just to rise above this
You gotta believe
I have suffered enough to be free
So I'm officially leavin'
just a kiss on the cheek and
I'm gone.
I'll be on the 7 o'clock
whoa oh oh whoa oh oh
7 o'clock to Chicago
Whoa oh whoa oh

It's never easy
Breakin' this old addiction
I I've got the reasons
But no rational
And I wanna hate you cause you don't give me no conviction
Your betrayal oughta make this break down no trouble at all
So let the rubble fall
Cause I'm running off

Chorus:
Well didn't I think you would always love me
And didn't I want you to take care of me baby
Well that ain't happenin'
No no no
Wouldn't I love just to rise above this
You gotta believe
I have suffered enough to be free
So I'm officially leavin'
just a kiss on the cheek and
I'm gone.
I'll be on the 7 o'clock
whoa oh oh whoa oh oh
7 o'clock to Chicago
Whoa oh whoa oh

I'll be on the 7 o'clock to Chicago
I ain't got no second thoughts
Because I know I'm on my way to the top
On my way

Chorus:
Well didn't I think you would always love me
And didn't I want you to take care of me baby
Well that ain't happening
[No No Now]
Wouldn't I love just to rise above this
You've gotta believe I've suffered enough to be free
So I'm officially leaving
Just a kiss on the cheek and I'm gone
I'll be on the seven o'clock
Oh Oh the seven o'clock to Chicago
Oh Oh

Streetlights blind my eyes through a shade
that's halfway pulled
Cracklin' right side interrupts the radio in my head
Speeding through a familiar town that I don't know all too well
I find a glimpse of you outside my home

If you ever want to come home from Chicago
And leave the things that habit made you love
I'll be there to await your arrival
To give you a life you'll never know

Sometimes I get the feeling that I'm not the only one
Sometimes my silence speaks for itself
As I stroll on down the street I pray for a chance
I'll see you ther
This time I think I'll share my life with you

Though your brother's bound and gagged
And they've chained him to a chair
Won't you please come to Chicago
Just to sing
In a land that's known as freedom
How can such a thing be fair
Won't you plaese come to Chicago
For the help we can bring
We can change the world -
Re-arrange the world
It's dying - to get better
Politicians sit yourself down,
There's nothing for you here
Won't you please come to Chicago
For a ride
Don't ask Jack to help you
Cause he'll turn the other ear
Won't you please come to Chicago
Or else join the other side
We can change the world -
Re-arrange the world
It's dying - if you believe in justice
It's dying - and if you believe in freedom
It's dying - let a man live it's own life
It's dying - rules and regulations, who needs them
Open up the door
Somehow people must be free
I hope the day comes soon
Won't you please come to Chicago
Show your face
From the bottom to the ocean
To the mountains of the moon
Won't you please come to Chicago
No one else can take your place
We can change the world -
Re-arrange the world
It's dying - if you believe in justice
It's dying - and if you believe in freedom
It's dying - let a man live it's own life
It's dying - rules and regulations, who needs them
Open up the door
We can change the world

We are only what we feel
And I love you (I love you I do)
Can you feel it now (can you feel it now)
Can you feel it now (can you feel it now)
Can you feel it now (can you feel it now)

I fell in love again
all things go, all things go
drove to Chicago
all things know, all things know
we sold our clothes to the state
I don't mind, I don't mind
I made a lot of mistakes
in my mind, in my mind

you came to take us
all things go, all things go
to recreate us
all things grow, all things grow
we had our mindset
all things know, all things know
you had to find it
all things go, all things go

I drove to New York
in a van, with my friend
we slept in parking lots
I don't mind, I don't mind
I was in love with the place
in my mind, in my mind
I made a lot of mistakes
in my mind, in my mind

you came to take us
all things go, all things go
to recreate us
all things grow, all things grow
we had our mindset
all things know, all things know
you had to find it
all things go, all things go

if I was crying
in the van, with my friend
it was for freedom
from myself and from the land
I made a lot of mistakes
I made a lot of mistakes
I made a lot of mistakes
I made a lot of mistakes

you came to take us
all things go, all things go
to recreate us
all things grow, all things grow
we had our mindset
all things know, all things know
you had to find it
all things go, all things go

you came to take us
all things go, all things go
to recreate us
all things grow, all things grow
we had our mindset
(I made a lot of mistakes)
all things know, all things know
(I made a lot of mistakes)
you had to find it
(I made a lot of mistakes)
all things go, all things go
(I made a lot of mistakes)

I got the surprise, the surprise of my life
I had to stop and stare
I saw a man dancing with his own wife
And you will never guess where

Chicago, Chicago
The toddlin' town, the toddlin' town
Chicago, Chicago
I'll see you around, I love it
Bet your bottom dollar you lose the blues in Chicago, Chicago
The town that Billy Sunday could not shut down

On State Street, that great street
I wish I could stay, I wish I could stay
They do things they don't do on Broadway, say
I had the time, the time of my life
I saw a man who danced with his wife
In Chicago, Chicago

Chicago, Chicago
Free and easy town, brassy, breezy town
Chicago, Chicago
Let me cool my heels right down at Marshall Field
Come and walk with me along the lake
To the great holler and hoot, all through the loop
Shout how now to Mrs. O'Leary's cow
No she-she, life is peachy

Chicago, we'll meet at the Pump Room, Ambassador East
To say the least, on shish kebab
And best of squad we will see, and yet please
Don't tell me sin is rampant and rife
Think of that man who danced with his wife

In Chicago, Chicago
I'm in this city, what a wonderful windy town

So your brother's bound and gagged and they chained him to a chair
Won't you please come to Chicago just to sing
In a land that's known as freedom, how can such a thing be fair?
Won't you please come to Chicago for the help that we can bring

We can change the World
Rearrange the World
It's dying....to get better

Politicians sit yourselves down, there's nothing for you here
Won't you please come to Chicago for a ride
Don't ask Jack to help you cause he'll turn the other ear
Won't you please come to Chicago or else join the other side

We can change / yes we can change the World
Rearrange / rearrange the World
It's dying / do you believe in justice?
It's dying / and if you believe in freedom
It's dying / Let a man live his own life
It's dying / Rules and regulations who needs them?
Open up the door

Somehow people must be free, I hope the day comes soon
Won't you please come to Chicago, to show you face
From the bottom of the ocean, to the mountains of the Moon
Won't you please come to Chicago, no one else can take your place

We can change / yes we can change the World
Rearrange / rearrange the World
It's dying / If you believe in justice
It's dying / and if you believe in freedom
It's dying / Let a man live his own life
It's dying / Rules and regulations, who needs them?
Open up the door

Graham Nash

Though your brother's bound and gagged

And they've chained him to a chair

Won't you please come to Chicago

Just to sing

In a land that's known as freedom

How can such a thing be fair

Won't you please come to Chicago

For the help that we can bring

We can change the world

Re-arrange the world

It's dying ... to get better

Politicians sit yourself down

There's nothing for you here

Won't you please come to Chicago

For a ride

Don't ask Jack to help you

'Cause he'll turn the other ear

Won't you please come to Chicago

Or else join the other side

We can change the world

Re-arrange the world

It's dying ... if you believe in justice

It's dying ... and if you believe in freedom

It's dying ... let a man live his own life

It's dying ... rules and regulations, who needs them

Open up the door

Somehow people must be free

I hope the day comes soon

Won't you please come to Chicago

Show your face

From the bottum of the ocean

To the mountains on the moon

Won't you please come to Chicago

No one else can take your place

In this grave hour,
I have composed our final song
The last words of our love lost (of our love lost)

I called your hands home for years, for years, for years, for years on end.
It's become distant and I hate my helpless defiance.
No.

You have no problem finding me,
Although you only commit unintentionally. (unintentionally)

I do it for the Lord,
I do it for Chicago.
I once lived for you,
And I've never ever been
So wrong (wrong), wrong,
So wrong (wrong), wrong.

We keep building,
Building to find no release.

If you leave me now, you'll take away the biggest part of me
Uh uh uh uh no baby please don't go
And if you leave me now, you'll take away the very heart of me
Uh uh uh uh no baby please don't go
Uh uh uh uh girl I just want you to stay

A love like ours is love that's hard to find
How could we let it slip away
We've come too far to leave it all behind
How could we end it all this way
When tomorrow comes and we'll both regret
The things we said today

(Guitar Solo)

A love like ours is love that's hard to find
How could we let it slip away
We've come too far to leave it all behind
How could we end it all this way
When tomorrow comes and we'll both regret
The things we said today

If you leave me now, you'll take away the biggest part of me
Uh uh uh uh no baby please don't go
Uh girl, just got to have you by my side

Uh uh uh uh no baby, please don't go

Oh mama, I just got to have your lovin', yeah

Chicago, Chicago that toddling town
Chicago, Chicago I will show you around - I love it
Bet your bottom dollar you lose the blues in Chicago, Chicago
The town that Billy Sunday couldn't shut down

On State Street, that great street, I just want to say
They do things they your won't see on Broadway
They have the time, the time of their life
I saw a man, he danced with his wife
In Chicago, Chicago my home town

Chicago, Chicago that toddlin' town
Chicago, Chicago I'll show you around - I love it
Bet your bottom dollar you lose the blues in Chicago, Chicago
The town that Billy Sunday never shut down

On State Street, that great street, I just want to say
They do things they your won't see on Broadway- say
They have the time, the time of their life
I saw a man and he danced with his wife
In Chicago, Chicago, Chicago - that's my home town

I tried to sleep in the rain,
underneath an acorn tree,
but the drops kept falling,
hitting me,
as I slipped further unconsciously,
into a world of windy dreams.
Into a world of many windy dreams.

And where did I begin
to drift off to that
I think that I can fly.
My mind, I took it to Chicago.

The temperatures dropped to
a stunning three degrees
and I can hardly feel my legs.
Just as I had almost lost my mind completely,
the seas had shown a sign to melt.
I sailed away towards many days.

I sailed away so many ways.
And where did I begin to drift off
to that I think that I can fly.
My mind, I took it to Chicago.

**I got the surprise, the surprise of my life
I had to stop and stare
I saw a man dancing with his own wife
And you will never guess where

Chicago, Chicago
That toddlin' town, the toddlin' town
Chicago, Chicago
I'll show you around, I love it
Bet your bottom dollar you lose the blues
In Chicago, Chicago
The town that Billy Sunday could not shut down

On State Street, that great street
I just wanna stay, I just wanna stay
They do things they don't do on Broadway, say
They have the time, the time of their life
I saw a man who danced with his wife
In Chicago, Chicago

Chicago, Chica-ar-ar-ar-ar-ago
Free and easy town, brassy, breezy town
Chicago, Chica-ar-ar-go
Let me cool my heels ri-ight down at Marshall Field
Come and walk with me along the lake
To the great hollar and hoot, all through the loop
Shout how-now to Mrs O'Leary's cow
No she-she, life is peachy

Chicago, we'll meat at the pump room, Ambassador East
To say the least, on shish kabab
And best of squad we will see, and yet please
Don't tell me sin is rampant and rife
Think of that man who danced with his wife

In Chicago, Chi-ca-go-o
I'm in this city
What a wonderful windy - time...

The pig's spitting taxes and unwanted tasks
We say, send me to the battle please sir!
Ah Ah send me to the battle please sir!

Chicago is dancing in xylophone laughter
Burn this, burn this fucker down (down, down)
Burn the motherfucker down

Please, please speak up
I can't hear with these clouds in my ears
The system's down
I doubt we'll get through
Send your money for

The horse has been taken
Runs clubs in the pasture

Burn this, burn this)
Burn this fucker down (down, down)
Burn this motherfucker down

Please, please speak up
I can't hear with these clouds in my ears

The system's down
I doubt we'll get through
Send your money for
The catterpillars to entertain
(x7)