Chicago - Shawn James

I come from a land where the winters are long and cold

Where the ice crawls over the lake and the strong winds blow

Where old men are tough and tell tales of old

A sore back for a hard day’s work used to feed their souls

Chicago, I never knew I’d miss you 'til I left and came back

Chicago, I never knew how much I’d miss you 'til I left and came back

My father was a steel working man

With an old-style in his hand he used to stomp across these lands

We buried him here between Roosevelt and 110

I still visit his grave every now and then

Chicago, I never knew I’d miss you 'til I left and came back

Chicago, I never knew how much I’d miss you 'til I left and came back

I used to lay my head where kings and stones held ground

The warring in these streets, it still makes an awful sound

Innocence wouldn’t stray their rounds

Bullets broke the windows as our bodies hit the ground

Chicago, I never knew I’d miss you 'til I left and came back

Chicago, I never knew how much I’d miss you 'til I left and came back

It took a while to understand these facts

That made me who I am and gave me insight to react

Now I stand proud in being from this land

And maybe you can learn from my experience firsthand

Chicago, I never knew I’d miss you 'til I left and came back

Chicago, I never knew how much I’d miss you 'til I left and came back

Chicago

Chicago

Chicago

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