"Chicago XXXII: Stone Of Sisyphus"

Stone Of Sisyphus lyrics - Chicago

Tomorrow is teasing me.
Time seems to run away from the future.
But this could be that lucky day.

A dream is make believe until
Blood, sweat, and tears turn pain to will.
It's gonna take some doing for me
To show them the way.

I'm gonna take the stone of sisyphus
I'm gonna roll it back to you.
Building a wall of stone.

Sometimes you know what's right
Sometimes wrong is better than nothing.
They cast a stone so heavy to turn.

I believe in a love so true.
I believe you get what's coming to you.
We get so tired of living a dream
For some other day.

I'm gonna take the stone of sisyphus
I'm gonna roll it back to you.
Wall of stone around the two of us.
That only angels can break through.

Looks like it's another of those long nights.
Will we always be alone?
Let's not stop before it's done.

I'm gonna take the stone of sisyphus
I'm gonna roll it back to you.
I'll take the stone of sisyphus.
Wall of stone round the two of us.
I'm gonna roll it back to you.

Bigger Than Elvis lyrics - Chicago

Come, let's talk just you & me
For once just let me be.
The little boy you used to know.
Relive that summer's bliss.
Cause they came no more like this.
Those were the days,
The days when love was still in style.

All I ever dreamed I'd be
Is what you are to me.
Bigger than Elvis.
And for all the missing years,
A memory reappears.
Bigger than Elvis.

I saw you on tv.
The king, you were to me.
Could you feel me watching you?
At times my heart got mad,
Only heros are allowed
To run free, that they could come back inside of me.

All I ever dreamed I'd be,
Is what you are to me.
Bigger than Elvis.
And for all the missing years,
A memory reappears.
Bigger than Elvis.

We know the sadness of goodbyes
Must be the one that's bringing tears to your child's eyes.

Oh, from now on I'll walk with you
Making music like you do.
Would you believe I always knew?

You were never hard to take
In some mysterious way
Bigger than Elvis
And for all the missing years
Your memory reappears
Bigger than Elvis.

Now I've found the missing years,
Forgotten all my tears.
I've found the missing years.

All The Years lyrics - Chicago

You ask me what I think,
I tell you you ignore it.
The reasons for it make me crazy.
You ask me what is right,
Huh, you never hear it.
You're never nowhere near it baby.
I spent my life believing,
It would not end this way.

All the years we wasted
All the years we tried
All the restless hours
All the times we cried.

You ask me what I want,
I got no answer.
I know I'm only dancing faster.
So now we're stuck with us,
With you and all your stories.
Who's the fool and who'd the liar.
I spent my life believing
It would not end this way.

All the years we wasted
All the years we tried.
All the restless hours.
All the times we cried.
All the years we gambled.
All the years you lied.
All the hopeless dreamers.
All the dreams that died.

Mah-Jong lyrics - Chicago

A third floor walk-up...
One block east of chinatown.
She walked by my window,
While the rain is pouring down.
Looking in she sees the easy money life everywhere
And it's clear she don't approve.
(and it's clear she don't approve)
Through a cloud of smoke I shoot a little smile over there.
And I...

She don't mah jong, mah jong she don't play.
She don't mah jong, wait she don't let me wait.
She don't mah jong, mah jong she don't play.
But she loves to play...

With the dark eyes burning,
I am opening the wall.
Can there be no other chance?
I feel my fortune's turning,
And I wish for nothing else at all.
Looking up I see her signal with her fingers through her hair
Telling me the hands are clean.
On the... I turn a dragon tail into a pair.
And the game is over.

She don't mah jong, mah jong she don't play.
She don't mah jong, wait she don't let me wait.
She don't mah jong, mah jong she don't play.
Though I don't obey her,
Still she loves to play her

She don't mah jong, mah jong she don't play.
She don't mah jong, wait she don't let me wait.
She don't mah jong, mah jong she don't play.
But she loves to play...

A tree blows up
From where the lanterns light the parlors on the street
.... waiting at the .....
And though there are not many things a pawn would ....
I'll beat.
We enjoyed the difference.

She don't mah jong, mah jong she don't play.
She don't mah jong, wait she don't let me wait.
She don't mah jong, mah jong she don't play.
But she loves to play...

Sleeping In The Middle Of The Bed lyrics - Chicago

Caught in a love storm
Howlin' like a newborn
Trying hard to stay warm
My cover-up is torn up and tattered

Addiction to Apocalypse
Looking for the big hit
Tending to take trips
The ship of love is beat up and battered

Time after time I blow me away
Sign on the streets now
Brother let me pray now
Winter's here, I believe it's here to stay

I read somewhere that religion is for people
Who want to stay out of hell
I was praying for a sign or a vision or a message
Till you been there, you won't get well

I was sitting in a room I'd never recognize it
With a picture before my eyes
I've been sleeping in the middle of the bed again
I'm not sure this qualifies

Lost in a crosswalk
Battle only half fought
Crawling 'cause I can't talk
Childhood finally caught up with me

Flashing like a neon
Noisy as an A-bomb
Looking to the beyond
Staring into the half-life of eternity

Time after time I blow me away
Time on the street now
Brother let me pray now
Winter's here I believe it's here to stay

I read somewhere that religion is for people
Who want to stay out of hell
I was praying for a sign or a vision or a message
Till you been there, you won't get well

I was sitting in a room I'd never recognize it
With a picture before my eyes
I've been sleeping in the middle of the bed again
I'm not sure this qualifies

I read somewhere that religion is for people
Who swear they need to be saved
I've been sleeping in the middle of the bed again
You can trust me I will be brave

New York, New York, The Big Apple
New York, New York
New York, New York
16 million feet stepping on each other
New York is a state of mind

Time after time I blow me away
Time on the street now
Brother let me pray now
Winter's here I believe it's here to stay

I read somewhere that religion is for people
Who want to stay out of hell
I was praying for a sign or a vision or a message
Till you been there, you won't get well

I was sitting in a room I'd never recognize it
With a picture before my eyes
I've been sleeping in the middle of the bed again
I'm not sure this qualifies

I read somewhere that religion is for people
Who swear they need to be saved
I've been sleeping in the middle of the bed again
You can trust me I will be brave

I read somewhere that religion is for people
Who swear they need to be saved
I've been sleeping in the middle of the bed again
You can trust me I will be brave

Let's Take A Lifetime lyrics - Chicago

Say no more,
If you want to kiss goodnight,
That's alright by me.
Close your door,
Make sure the latch is tight,
Fall gently to sleep.

We don't have to rush ahead,
Putting questions in your head,
And an ache in your heart,

Let's take a lifetime,
All that we desire,
Build it day by day into forever.
Let's take a lifetime,
All that you require,
Here and now and ever.

In these times,
Love is not some harmless game,
It's played strictly for keeps.
No, it's no crime,
Wanting me to feel the same,
With the water so deep.
Come tomorrow once again,
We'll be together until then,
We've dreaming to do.

Let's take a lifetime,
All that you desire.
Build it day by day into forever
Let's take a lifetime,
All that you require.
Here and now and lasting ever more.

So hard to leave you standing there in the light,
You look so lovely.
If we must...
No use tempting fate.

Let's take a lifetime,
All that we desire,
Build it day by day into forever.
Let's take a lifetime,
All that you require,
Here and now and ever.

The Pull lyrics - Chicago

Summertime came too soon,
Summers in kansas often do.
And the air was still,
I felt the pull.
I recall the heat rising from the ground in a way.
And I knew I was the first to pass this way.

I believe I step across some line,
Or I stumble through the doorway in space and time,
Like a drunk who blacks out from the wine,
Never remembers his name.

Always feel so alone,
Wherever I am I feel the pull,
And the life I've left behind the pull.
And in case I have no future, I've got the past
There's no telling just how long this play will last.

I believe I step across some line,
Or I stumble through the doorway in space and time,
Like a drunk who blacks out from the wine,
Never remembers his name,
Never remembers.

I'm down, walking through a storm.
I hear a voice inside, crying,
It calls my name like a judge accusing,
Black robe hanging down, whoah,
Don't forget be brave about your love.

Well I walk across the murky room,
And there's flashes in my eyes,
I don't know what I'm doin'.
Like a drunk who blacks out from the wine,
Never remembers his name.
Like a drunk who blacks out from the wine,
Never remembers his name,
Never remembers his name,
I never remember my name.

Here With Me (A Candle For The Dark) lyrics - Chicago

We rode the train,
From paris to the cold atlantic shore.
The winter rain
Kept us in each others arms until the dawn,
Do you remember?
Faster than the sun,
Flying higher than everyone.
Like a dream too good to last,
I won't regret the past.

Here with me,
Deep down in my soul now and forever.
A candle for the dark, I need you
Here with me,
A story with an unexpected end.

The morning plane,
Through empty doors a mountain in the sky.
Golden chain, the autumn treetops cast
Another light.
Do you remember?
We have no common ground,
Treasure lost will not be found.
We can blame our wild at heart,
From now until the start.

Here with me,
Deep down in my soul now and forever,
A candle for the dark I need you,
Here with me,
A story with an unexpected end.

Remember feelings I have known,
And chasing dreams I've never done,
We're losing let us walk away,
Hold me in your arms before you go.

Here with me,
Deep down in my soul now and forever.
A candle for the dark, I need you
Here with me,
A story with an unexpected end.

Everywhere I go you're here with me.

Plaid lyrics - Chicago

Some will say it's too late,
So don't change the story.
There's too much at stake to grow.
Yesterday was so great,
Just bask in the glory.
Don't let your feelings show.

And I say,
"oh yeah" like a man with condition
I wait for my heart to stop.
Stay down,
Got a plan hold that position.
You can't afford a flop.

[Chorus:]
Pack my suitcase
With my game face,
Take the same place,
And put away the dreams I had.
Let my hair grow,
Find some old clothes,
Let the world know
That my glory days were plaid.

I'm not asking for permission,
Are you ready for me to be me.
Just pass the ammunition,
This prisoner's about to bust free from chains.

For so long you told me to keep it familiar,
Just play what they all would find,
I can wear this blindfold, stick to your story,
But I gotta ask myself why.
And I play,.., goes on
For so many seasons,
Til I'm sure I'm losing my mind.
And I say, oh no,
Gotta have a much better reason
To leave all my dreams behind.

Strangers,
Rearrange us,
Stay the same fate,
And become your favorite fad.
With the see-through,
I gotta be true,
I can't be you.
While yes still comes in plaid.

I'm not asking for permission
Are you ready for me to be me.
Lord, pass some ammunition,
This prisoner's about to bust free from your chains.
I'm more than just excited,
Like a hundred pounds of monkey on my back.
Now everybody's divided,
We're riding this train til we run clear out of track.
Clean of track.

[Chorus]

Cry For The Lost lyrics - Chicago

Something I forgot that I used to know
Keeps on coming back around.
Somewhere in the dark right before the dawn
Like a light from down the hall.
Suddenly some old familiar music
Songs I know I've never heard before.
I gotta play along I can't refuse it
I hear the call.

We've all been so proud of our blindness
No kindness to share
I used to cry for the lost
Until I had to turn away.
Then I looked inside, past the fool,
And found some deeper words to say
To bring us together.
We can make it better
We can make it right.

We hide behind the veil of our own success,
While we're following the rules.
Our eyes refuse to see past our little hands
To the never changing truth.
Freedom needs to speak a little louder,
Justice needs to try her other arm.
Some of us could push a little harder
To sound the alarm.
And I see children marching
And I hear the drums again

I used to cry for the lost
Until I had to turn away.
Then I looked inside, past the fool,
And found some deeper words to say.
If we hope and pray,
It will come, give it half a chance.
Everyone, understand
In our hearts and our mind,
You know there's nothing left to hide,
We're already there.

I used to cry.
Cry for the lost I was walking away.
I used to try to find a reason.
Then I looked inside,
I used to mind everytime I was walking away,
I gotta find what I'm feeling
To bring us together.

The Show Must Go On lyrics - Chicago

I've been trapped in the madness,
From the shadows of sadness
I laugh it away.
I've been blind to the passion
While the whole world is flashing
I stash it away.
While I'm singing of Freedom,
I'm trying to sell
What I never had.
Hoping I'll be released from my own kind of hell
Cause I lost the key to my past.

The show must go on.
It seems like there's something I'm leaving behind.
The show must go on.
Cause the dreams that I'm having,
I'm having all the time.
The show must go on.

There will be no confessions,
Cause I'd only be guessing just where to begin.
There's only one thing I'm knowing
This feeling ain't blowing
Away with the wind.
And I'm tired of turning my back on myself
Throwing truth away.
Let the fire burn down the front door to myself
And give me a season of play.

The show must go on,
I just keep pretending to live for the game.
The show must go on.
I just keep on bending the rules to fit the pain.
It's time for collecting
What I've been neglecting.
It's gonna be a little strange.
Cause one day I'll be gone,
And I'll be back in time(town?).
Nothing's gonna, nothing's gonna
Be the same.

The show must go on,
And I just keep pretending to live for your game,
The show must go on,
I just keep on bending the rules to fit the pain.
Put on the face,
Win every race,
I'm just so strong can't you see,
And I keep up the pace,
I won't leave a trace.
Of ....
Still going on, still going on.

The show must go on,
The show must go on.
[fade out]

Love Is Forever lyrics - Chicago

What, what can I do?
What will it take
To get you back again?
You say it's over between us

And why do you deny
Our love is true?
I know you feel the heat
The fire is burning inside us

We had a storybook affair
Once in a lifetime
Come back
Baby I need your love
Inside my life again

Love is Forever
I believe in my heart
We can fall in love again
Our charade is over...
We belong together

Now, maybe it's time
Time to forget
The pain of love gone bad
Bury the heartache behind us

And I know
If we could try all over again
I promise I'll be there
Ready to hold you up
As broken hearts grow stronger.

We've got the world by a string
We've got a lifetime
Hold on
Baby just hold me tight
And never let me go

Love is Forever
I believe if we try
We can make our dreams come true
Our charade is over
And I need you now
More than words can say....

Love is Forever
I believe in my heart
We can fall in love again
Our charade is over....
We belong together

Love is Forever
I believe if we try
We can make our dreams come true
Our charade is over
And I need you now
More than words can say
Love is Forever....

"Chicago XXX" (2006)

Feel lyrics - Chicago

So everybody's pulling you in all directions
You don't know how much longer to take it
So you've learned how to fake it

That smile on the outside's fading fast
Like the things that you thought for sure would last
But they didn't
You know something's missing
Is it your life you're not living?

[Chorus:]
Your heart is cold, your soul is numb
You don't like who you've become
You played the game and paid the cost for long enough
So grab the reins, yeah, take the wheel
Lose what's not and keep what's real
It's not too late,
Just close your eyes and feel, feel

You can't tell if you're happy or sad
Can't tell the good from bad
It's senseless
To waste your senses
Maybe stop thinking with your head
Start using your heart instead
Just try it
You just might like it
Aren't you dying to start livin'?

[Chorus]

Every breath that's going thru you
Take each day that's given to you
To love back the ones who love you

[Chorus]

You can't tell if you're happy or sad
Can't tell the good from the bad
Feel and stop thinking with your head
Start using your heart instead

Your heart is cold, your soul is numb
Yeah, yeah, yeah...
You've played the game for long enough, oh, no, no,
Everybody's pulling you in all directions.

King Of Might Have Been lyrics - Chicago

What have I done?
And why do people run away
From what they really want?
She... she was the one
I know it now, just like a blind man
Feels the setting sun.

Once Upon A Time
I had everything I ever wanted
Everything I'd need
The more she tried to give me
The more I took for granted
Her majesty, and I can't believe...

[Chorus:]
Oh, it's really over now
And I've got to live without
The love I'll never have again

If this is what losing means
Well, then I've lost everything
Now I'm the... King of Might Have Been.

I'm all alone
With a hundred percent of nothing now
Just a Fool upon his throne,
She's... she's moving on
She's gonna be somebody's everything
And I hope that he knows...

That all she ever needed
Was the chance to be completed
And to feel the light of love,
What should've been, what could've been,
Doesn't matter now
She's history
And I can't believe...

[Chorus]

If I could do it all again
I would never let it end
I'd fight for us
If I just had one more chance

[Chorus]

Caroline lyrics - Chicago

Caroline... Caroline

There's always people talkin'
It makes their world go round
Don't mean you have to listen
Don't let them get you down

[Chorus:]
Oh Caroline, Caroline
Everything will be just fine
Caroline, Caroline
You can work it out this time!

You know they're only jealous
They want what they can't have
(and they never will).
Don't let it get your crazy
'Cause life is just too short for that
(and that, and that, and that).

And you know it ain't easy
But girl, you gotta let it go.

[Chorus]

You can work it out this time
You will find out about it just in time
Caroline
Make your sun come out and let it shine
Everything will be just fine, Caroline

[Chorus]

You will find out about it just in time
Make your sun come out and let it shine!

Why Can't We lyrics - Chicago

[Bill sings:]
Where did you go?
What happened to the life we had?
It took an unexpected turn
And even though we tried so hard
We only got so far
Oh, what did we learn?

[Shelly sings:]
Another day
Another night without you here
And nothing ever seems to change
And I know I can't escape
Because I always see your face
Every time I close my eyes

[Chorus:]
[Bill and Shelly sing:]
If the sun can rise above us
Every single morning
If the moon can turn the tide
Of every sea
People falling in and out of love
Without a warning
They get a second chance
Then Why Can't We?

[Bill, Shelly:]
If there's a way
To let me in your world again
And put the pieces back in place
If we take it one day at a time
Who knows what we may find
Our love never went away
And we can get stronger every day!

[Chorus]

Aren't we tired of savin' all the same old faces
And pretending that we're better off alone
And maybe deep inside we both know that our place is
Here all along... here all along

People falling in and out of love without a warning
They get a second chance, then why can't we?
Let's take a second chance, and then we'll see

Love Will Come Back lyrics - Chicago

I don't love you anymore
We've all heard those words before
Somebody takes your heart and then
Leaves you the pieces

Lying shattered on the floor
They say that when you close a door
Another one is waiting there
For you to open... if you believe!

[Chorus:]
Love will come back
Hit you when you least expect it
Fill in the cracks
Of a broken heart you thought
That you could never mend
You, you can start again!

When you're barely getting by
And it's hard to find the strength to try
And loneliness is all you've known
If you let go... then you will find...

[Chorus]

Oh, when you think you've lost the only way
All you really need
Is a little faith

[Chorus]

Just let love return to you
You can start again!

Long Lost Friend lyrics - Chicago

The moment that we met
There was something so familiar
I felt like I'd known you for a thousand years
And there inside your eyes
I saw a light that I'd been missing

Somewhere deep inside
All of the lonely disappeared
And, baby, now you're here
I feel like I have found

[Chorus:]
A long lost friend
That I've lived for all my life
A gentle hand
A part of me I've been trying to find
And now you're here
And the search comes to an end
I've found my long lost friend

Every move I make
Is to the rhythm of your heartbeat
Every single breath you take
You take with me

Oh, I ask myself
How did I ever live before you?
You came into my life
And put all the pieces into place
When I saw your face
I knew that I had found...

[Chorus]

Like a storm out of the blue
Love rained down on me and you
So complete and so unexpectedly
Like a movie in my mind
I've seen a hundred times
I feel like, I've loved you before...
Long Lost Friend.

Now you're here
And the search comes to an end!

Long lost friend
That I've lived for all my life
A gentle hand
You're a part of me I was dying to find
And now you're here
And the search comes to an end...
I've found my long lost friend
I've found my long lost friend...

Oh, now I've found you
My lost friend... oh

90 Degrees And Freezing lyrics - Chicago

Here I am
In this broken town
Missing you
Wishing you were still around

Streets are full of people, happy
Heading on their way
Why am I the only one
Who's COLD on such a pretty day?

[Chorus:]
90 degrees and freezing
I'm out here on my own
I can't shake this feeling
That I'm really all alone
The Sun way up there shining
But down here on the ground
It's 90 degrees and freezing!

Right or wrong
This is how it is,
The love that kept me warm
Well, now it's his...

I remember how the heat in your eyes
Helped me find my way
How can I be left so cold inside
On such a pretty day...

[Chorus 2x]

Where Were You lyrics - Chicago

Where were you?
When I was following someone
I should have been fallin' in love with you

I was doing all right in my own little world
Suddenly you were there
Upside down, turned around
Wasn't looking for anything new

I've got the heart and the hand of a sweet little girl
I just have to be fair
But my heart it can't hide
What it's feeling inside
When it's true

[Chorus:]
Where were you?
When I was following someone,
I should have been falling in love with you
And now, it's too late!
'Cause my heart is true
I gave it away, now, I'm looking behind me
And dreaming of you
Are we stronger than fate?

I ain't askin' you to save me
I'm a weaver of my own web
I don't know what to do,
But just try to get on with my life

Where were you?
When I was following someone,
I should have been falling in love with you
And now, it's too late!

'Cause my heart is true
I gave it away, now, I'm looking behind me
And dreaming of you
Are we stronger than fate?

Are we two lovers
Who found each other
Just a moment too late
Are we stronger than fate?
We'll never know!

[Chorus]

Already Gone lyrics - Chicago

Baby, I may never know exactly what you're feelin'
But I've seen you on another roll
Maybe I'm that last to see the glances you've been stealing
What you're looking for is takin' its toll

No guarantees, so baby please
Got to keep the sugar coating to yourself
Either stay with me, or set me free
Gotta let me get myself off the shelf

I've been here, it's all clear...
You've already gone
And I know
'Cause it shows
You're already gone!

And you're already gone
Down the road
All on your own
Check please, Louise
What did I expect?

And you're already gone
Down the road
Ain't nobody home
Check please, new squeezev Thank you very... NEXT!

And so, now, we find ourselves
Exactly where we started
Tryin' to fall in love with somebody else
Don't know how to play this game
And not be broken-hearted
And I can't believe the lies I'm gonna tell

Don't lie to me, Pinocchio
Gotta keep the sugar coating to yourself
Baby, stay with me or let me go
Gotta let me get myself off the shelf
You can't hide, down inside
You're already gone!

I'll be fine in my mind
You're already gone!

And you're already gone, down the road
All on your own
Check please, Louise

What did I expect?

And you're already gone, down the road
Ain't nobody home
Check please, new squeeze
Thank you very... NEXT!

And you're already gone, down the road
All on your own...
Check please, new squeeze
What did I expect?

And you're already gone, down the road
All on your own...
Check please, new squeeze
Thank you very... NEXT!

And you're already gone, down the roadv All on your own...
Check please, Louise
What did I expect from you
Baby, baby, baby

And you're already gone, down the road
Ain't nobody home
Check please, new squeeze
Check please!

I wants to thank you all very... NEXT!

Come To Me, Do lyrics - Chicago

Come to me, lonely
Come to me, blue
Come to me, weary
Come to me, do!
Yeah, yeah...

I will refresh you
Come to me, do
Come to me, often
I'll come to you
I'll come to you

Always in my heart
Always a song
This is the good part
You'll always know where you belong

Come to me, darling
Ooh, baby
Come to me, darling

Come to me, happy
Come to me, bad
Come to me, looking
What you ain't had

I will sustain you
Come to me, do
Come to me, often
I come to you
I come to you

You are the kind one
I've waited so long
How does one find one?
You always know where you belong

Come to me, darling
Ooh, ooh, baby
Come to me, darling

Come to me, darling
Come to me, darling
Come to me, darling...

Lovin' Chains lyrics - Chicago

Moved out west just to get away
Miles of sky and empty space
Mirrors my soul
I'm out here on my own

I got a new job and a couple new friends
There's even someone special,
I think I could start again
But every time we touch
It reminds me of us, and...

[Chorus:]
Every time I close my eyes
To go to sleep at night
I wake up and I see your face
Even in my dreams
I can't get anyplace
I can't shake off your lovin' chains
Your lovin' chains...

So I moved back east just to face my tears
To say what needs sayin' before you disappear
But old friends say you're gone
Long since moved on, now...

[Chorus]

I think I'm never gonna climb this mountain
Of my feelings for you
I'm gonna have to live here in your shadow
Until the skies are no longer blue!

[Chorus]

Better lyrics - Chicago

You can count on a number of things
Like tomorrow the sun's gonna shine
There'll be flowers in spring time
Poets will make rhymes
Couples in moonlight are so ripe to fall

Fallin' in love, such a natural thing
There's a look in that one person's eyes
And the moment we know it
We don't want to blow it
So we get way too careful and it all slips away

You've always told me
You can do better
And something would always come along,
And so I listened, down to the letter
'Til somebody better came along

You... you can do better
Talkin' to you, you, you, you...
You gotta do better!

Now I feel like I'm swimming upstream
When the current is running so strong
I'm a fish out of water
The first time I saw you
Couldn't keep it together
Don't care if I'm wrong
But it seems like forever
Since we got along

You've always told me
You can do better
And something would always come along
And so I listened, down to the letter
'Til somebody better came along

You said it so often
You thought I'd believe it
That I was always doin' it wrong,
But you always said that
You could take it or leave it
So, somebody better came along!

[Repeat last two verses]

You... You can do better, better.
Talkin' to you, you, you...
You gotta do better!

Feel (Horn Mix) lyrics - Chicago

So everybody's pulling you in all directions
You don't know how much longer to take it
So you've learned how to fake it

That smile on the outside's fading fast
Like the things that you thought for sure would last
But they didn't
You know something's missing
Is it your life you're not living?

[Chorus:]
Your heart is cold, your soul is numb
You don't like who you've become
You played the game and paid the cost for long enough
So grab the reins, yeah, take the wheel
Lose what's not and keep what's real
It's not too late,
Just close your eyes and feel, feel

You can't tell if you're happy or sad
Can't tell the good from bad
It's senseless
To waste your senses
Maybe stop thinking with your head
Start using your heart instead
Just try it
You just might like it
Aren't you dying to start livin'?

[Chorus]

Every breath that's going thru you
Take each day that's given to you
To love back the ones who love you

[Chorus]

You can't tell if you're happy or sad
Can't tell the good from the bad
Feel and stop thinking with your head
Start using your heart instead

Your heart is cold, your soul is numb
Yeah, yeah, yeah...
You've played the game for long enough, oh, no, no,
Everybody's pulling you in all directions.

"Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album" (1998)

Little Drummer Boy lyrics - Chicago

Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum
To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum,
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,

So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum,
When we come.

Little Baby, pa rum pum pum pum
I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum
I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum
That's fit to give the King, pa rum pum pum pum,
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,

Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum,
On my drum?

Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum
The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum
I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum pum
I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum,
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,

Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum
Me and my drum.

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen lyrics - Chicago

God rest you merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay,
Remember Christ our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day;
To save us all from Satan's power
When we were gone astray.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy!

From God our heavenly Father
A blessed angel came;
And unto certain shepherds
Brought tiding of the same;
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by name.

"Fear not, then," said the angel,
"Let nothing you affright;
This day is born a Savior
Of a pure virgin bright,
To free all those who trust in him
From Satan's power and might."

Now to the Lord sing praises,
All you within this place,
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embrace;
This holy tide of Christmas
Doth bring redeeming grace.

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas lyrics - Chicago

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Let your heart be light
From now on,
Our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Make the Yule-tide gay,
From now on,
Our troubles will be miles away.

Here were are as in olden days,
Happy golden days of yore.
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more.

Through the years we all will be together
If the Fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now.

The Christmas Song lyrics - Chicago

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos

Everybody knows a turkey and some
Mistletoe help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight

They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies
On his sleigh
And ev'ry mother's
Child is gonna spy to see if
Reindeer really know how to fly

And so, I'm offering this
Simple phrase to kids from
One to ninety-two
Altho' it's been said many times
Many ways; "Merry Christmas to you"

O Come All Ye Faithful lyrics - Chicago

O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
Come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem.
Come and behold Him, born the King of angels;

[Refrain:]
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.

True God of true God, Light from Light Eternal,
Lo, he shuns not the Virgin's womb;
Son of the Father, begotten, not created;

[Refrain]

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation;
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
Glory to God, all glory in the highest;

[Refrain]

See how the shepherds, summoned to His cradle,
Leaving their flocks, draw nigh to gaze;
We too will thither bend our joyful footsteps;

[Refrain]

Child, for us sinners poor and in the manger,
We would embrace Thee, with love and awe;
Who would not love Thee, loving us so dearly?

[Refrain]

Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning;
Jesus, to Thee be glory given;
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing.

[Refrain]

Child's Prayer lyrics - Chicago

Now I lay me down to sleep
Pray the Lord my soul to keep
Should I die before I wake
Pray the Lord my soul to take

[Chorus:]
But if angels come to say
I might live another day
Then down on my knees I'll pray
Blessed Savior guide my way

God bless mom and daddy too
Wish that I was there with you
Grandma and brother, dear
Missed you these many years

[Chorus]

Now I lay me down to sleep
Pray the Lord my soul to keep

Feliz Navidad lyrics - Chicago

Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Prospero Ano y Felicidad.

Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Prospero Ano y Felicidad.

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
From the bottom of my heart.

Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Prospero Ano y Felicidad.

Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Prospero Ano y Felicidad.

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
From the bottom of my heart.

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town lyrics - Chicago

Oh! You better watch out,
You better not cry,
You better not pout,
I'm telling you why:
Santa Claus is coming to town!

He's making a list,
He's checking it twice,
Gonna find out who's naughty or nice.
Santa Claus is coming to town!
He sees you when you're sleeping,
He knows when you're awake.
He knows when you've been bad or good,
So be good for goodness sake!

So...You better watch out, You better not cry
You better not pout, I'm Telling you why.
Santa Claus is coming to town.
Little tin horns, little toy drums.
Rudy-toot-toot and rummy tum tums.
Santa Claus is coming to town.

Little toy dolls that cuddle and coo,
Elephants, boats and Kiddie cars too.
Santa Claus is coming to town.

The kids in Girl and boy land
Will have a jubilee.
They're gonna build a toy land town
All around the Christmas tree.

Ohh....You better watch out, you better not cry.
You better not pout, I'm telling you why.
Santa Claus is coming to town.

Christmas Time Is Here lyrics - Chicago

Christmas time is here
Happiness and cheer
Fun for all
The children call
Favorite time of year
Snowflakes in the air
Carols everywhere
Olden times
And ancient rhymes
Love and dreams to share
Sleigh bells in the air
Beauty everywhere
Yuletide by the fireside
And joyful memories there
Christmas time is here
Families drawing near
Oh that we could always see
Such spirit through the year
Sleigh bells in the air
Beauty everywhere
Yuletide by the fireside
And joyful memories there
Christmas time is here
Families drawing near
Oh that we could always see
A favorite time of year

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! lyrics - Chicago

Oh, the weather outside is frightful,
But the fire is so delightful,
And since we've no place to go,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

It doesn't show signs of stopping,
And I brought some corn for popping;
The lights are turned way down low,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

When we finally say good night,
How I'll hate going out in the storm;
But if you really hold me tight,
All the way home I'll be warm.

The fire is slowly dying,
And, my dear, we're still good-bye-ing,
But as long as you love me so.
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

What Child Is This lyrics - Chicago

What child is this, who, laid to rest,
On Mary's lap is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,
While shepherds watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing:
Haste, haste to bring him laud,
The babe, the son of Mary.

Why lies he in such mean estate
Where ox and ass are feeding?
Good Christian, fear: for sinners here
The silent Word is pleading.

So bring him incense, gold, and myrrh,
Come, peasant, king, to own him.
The King of kings salvation brings,
Let loving hearts enthrone him.

White Christmas lyrics - Chicago

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white

Silent Night lyrics - Chicago

Silent night, holy night,
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and child.
Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, holy night,
Shepherds quake at the sight,
Glories stream from heaven afar,
Heavenly hosts sing alleluia;
Christ the Savior, is born!
Christ the Savior, is born!

Silent night, holy night,
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from thy holy face,
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.

One Little Candle lyrics - Chicago

It is better to light just one little candle
Than to stumble in the dark.
Better far that you light just one little candle,
All you need is a tiny spark.
If we'd all say a prayer that the world would be free,
A wonderful dawn of a new day we'd see...
And if everyone lit just one little candle,
What a bright world this would be.

When the day is dark and dreary
And we know not where to go;
Don't let your heart go weary,
Just keep this thought in mind...

It is better to light just one little candle
Than to stumble in the dark.
Better far that you light just one little candle,
All you need is a tiny spark.
If we'd all say a prayer that the world would be free,
A wonderful dawn of a new day we'd see...
And if everyone lit just one little candle,
What a bright world this would be.

"Night & Day: Big Band" (1995)

Chicago lyrics - Chicago

Chicago, Chicago, That Toddlin' Town
Chicago, Chicago, I'll Show You Around (You'll Stay Around)
Bet Your Bottom Dollar You Lose The Blues In
Chicago, Chicago, The Folks Who Visit
All Wanna Settle Down. (All Wanna Settle Down In My Hometown)

On State Street, That Great Street, I Just Wanna Say,
They Do Things They Don't Do On Broadway,
You'll Have The Time, The Time Of Your Life
Bring All Your Friends, All Your Kids And Your Wife To
Chicago, Chicago My Hometown. (Hey Now Baby-)
(Oooh Baby)
You'll Have The Time, The Time Of Your Life
Bring All Your Friends, All Your Kids And Your Wife To
Chicago, Chicago My Hometown.
Oh, To Chicago, Chicago My Hometown (Yeah)

Caravan lyrics - Chicago

Night And Stars Above That Shine So Bright
The Mystery Of Their Fading Light
That Shines Upon Our Caravan.

Sleep Upon My Shoulder As We Creep
Across The Sands So I May Keep
The Mem'ry Of Our Caravan.

This Is So Exciting, You Are So Inviting
Resting In My Arms
Thrill To The Magic, The Magic Of Your Charms

You Beside Me Here Beneath The Blue
My Dream Of Love Is Coming True
Within Our Desert Caravan.

This Is So Exciting, You Are So Inviting
Resting In My Arms
Thrill To The Magic, The Magic Of Your Charms

Night And Stars Above That Shine So Bright
The Mystery Of Their Fading Light
That Shines Upon Our Caravan.

Dream A Little Dream Of Me lyrics - Chicago

Stars Shining Bright Above You,
Night Breezes Seem To Whisper, "I Love You",
Birds Singing In The Sycamore Tree,
"Dream A Little Dream Of Me".

Just Say "Goodnight" And Kiss Me,
Oh, Hold Me Tight And Tell Me You Miss Me;
While I'm Alone And Blue As Can Be,
Dream A Little Dream Of Me.

Stars Fading, But I Linger On, Dear,
Still Craving Your Kiss;
I'm Longing To Linger Till Dawn, My Dear,
Just Saying This:

Sweet Dreams Till Sunbeams Find You,
Sweet Dreams That Leave All Worries Behind You,
But In Your Dreams Whatever They Be,
Dream A Little Dream Of Me.

Say "Nightie-Night" And Kiss Me,
Oh, Hold Me Tight And Tell Me You Miss Me;
While I'm Alone And Blue As Can Be,
Dream A Little Dream Of Me.

Dream A Little Dream Of You And Me.

Goody Goody lyrics - Chicago

(Hey, Got Yourself A Good Thing, It's A Good Thing
It's A Good Thing, Got Yourself A Good Thing
I Won't Let You Go.)

So You Met Someone Who Set You Back On Your Heels,
Goody Goody!
So You Met Someone And Now You Know How It Feels,
Goody Goody!
So You Gave Him Your Heart Too, Just As I Gave Mine To You.
And He Broke It In Little Pieces, Now How Do You Do?

So You Lie Awake Just Singin' The Blues All Night,
Goody Goody!
So You Think That Love's A Barrel Of Dynamite.
Hooray And Hallelujah!
You Had It Comin' To Ya.
Goody Goody For Him, Goody Goody For Me,
And I Hope You're Satisfied, You Rascal You.

(Good Thing, Got Yourself A Good Thing
It's A Good Thing, Got Yourself A Good Thing
I Won't Let You Go.)

So You Met Someone Who Set You Back On Your Heels,
Goody Goody!
So You Met Somebody And Now You Know How It Feels,
Goody Goody!
So You Gave Him Your Heart Too Just As I Gave Mine To You.
And He Stuck It In His Collection, Section Ninety-Two.

So You Lie Awake Just Singin' The Blues All Night,
So You Think That Love's A Barrel Of Dynamite.
Hooray And Hallelujah!
You Had It Comin' To Ya.
Goody Goody For Him, Goody Goody For Me,
And I Hope You're Satisfied, You Rascal You.

Moonlight Serenade lyrics - Chicago

Stars Are Aglow And Tonight How Their Light Sets Me Dreaming,
My Love, Do You Know That Your Eyes Are Like Stars Brightly Beaming?
I Bring You And Sing You
A Moonlight Serenade.

Let Us Stray Till Break Of Day
In Love's Valley Of Dreams,
You And I, A Summer Sky,
A Heavenly Breeze Kisses The Trees.

So Don't Let Me Wait, Come To Me Tenderly In The June Light.
I Stand At Your Gate And I Sing You A Song In The Moonlight,
A Love Song, My Darling,
A Moonlight Serenade.

We Can Stay Till Break Of Day
In Love's Valley Of Dreams,
You And I, A Summer Sky,
A Heavenly Breeze Kisses The Trees.

So Don't Let Me Wait, Come To Me Tenderly In The June Light.
I Stand At Your Gate And I Sing You A Song In The Moonlight,
A Love Song, My Darling,
A Moonlight Serenade.

Night And Day lyrics - Chicago

Night And Day, You Are The One;
Only You Beneath The Moon, Under The Sun.
Whether Near To Me Or Far,
It's No Matter Darlin', Where You Are;
I Think Of You, Night And Day.

Night And Day, Why's It So,
That This Longing For You, Follows Wherever I Go.
In The Roaring Traffic's Boom;
In The Silence Of My Lonely Room;
I Think Of You, Night And Day.

Night And Day, Under The Hide Of Me,
There's An Old, Such A Hungry Yearning, Burning Inside Of Me;
And This Torment Won't Be Through,
Till You Let Me Spend My Life Making Love To You;
Day And Night, Night And Day

Blues In The Night lyrics - Chicago

My Mama Done Told Me When I Was In Knee-Pants,
My Mama Done Told Me, She Said Son!
A Woman Will Sweet-Talk Ya, She'll Give You The Big Eye,
But When That Sweet Talkin' Is Done
A Woman's A Two-Face, A Worrisome Thing
Who'll Leave Ya To Sing The Blues In The Night.

Now The Rain's A Fallin', Hear The Train A Callin', Whoo-Ee,
Hear The Lonesome Whistle Blowin' 'Cross The Trestle, Whoo-Ee,
Whoo-Ee-A-Whoo-Ee, Ol' Clickety-Clack
I'm Back On The Track Of Blues In The Night

The Evening Breeze Will Start The Trees To Cryin'
And The Moonlight'll Hide Its Light,
When You Get The Blues In The Night.

Take My Word, The Mockingbird
He Will Sing The Saddest Kind Of Song,
He Knows Things Are Wrong And He's Right.
From Natchez To Mobile, From Memphis To St. Joe,
Wherever The Four Winds Seem To Blow,
I've Been In Some Big Towns And I've Heard Me Some Big Talkin',
But There Is One Thing I Know,
A Woman's A Two-Face, She's A Worrisome Thing
Who'll Leave You To Sing The Blues In The Night.

(Got A Case Of The Blues In The Night, Don't Know What To Do
Blues Every Night...)

Sing, Sing, Sing lyrics - Chicago

Sing, Sing, Sing, Sing
Everybody's Got To Sing
Stick With Us We'll Have A Ball.

Sing, Sing, Sing, Sing
Everybody's Got To Sing
Stick Around We'll Have It All.

Music Brightens Up The Day
Now, If You Like It We Will Stay.

Sing, Sing, Sing, Sing
Everybody's Got To Sing
Stick Around, Shake It Down.

[Spanish Lyrics]

Sophisticated Lady lyrics - Chicago

They Say Into Your Early Life Romance Came,
And In This Heart Of Yours Burned A Flame,
A Flame That Flickered One Day And Died Away,

Then, With Disillusion Deep In Your Eyes,
You Learned That Fools In Love Soon Grow Wise,
The Years Have Changed You, Somehow;
I See You Now...

Smoking, Drinking, Never Thinking Of Tomorrow,
Nonchalant, Diamonds Shining, Dancing, Dining
With Some Man In A Restaurant
Is That All You Really Want?

No, Sophisticated Lady, I Know,
You Miss The Love You Lost Long Ago,
And When Nobody Is Nigh You Cry.

Is That All You Really Want?
No, Sophisticated Lady, I Know,
You Miss The Heart You Lost Long Ago,
And When Nobody Is Nigh You Cry.

In The Mood lyrics - Chicago

Always Been The Kind Of Girl To Hold It Back,
When You Know That You Want To;
Someone Always Had To Tell You Where It's At;
Now You Know That You Want To.

Somethin' In The Music's Gonna Make You Move.
Now You Know That You Want To;
The Rhythm's Gonna Put The Woman In The Mood,
Now You Definitely Want To.

In The Mood, In The Mood,
In The Groove, In The Mood;
You've Got Yourselves An Attitude.

In The Mood, In The Mood,
In The Groove, In The Mood;
You've Got Yourself An Attitude.

Don't Get Around Much Anymore lyrics - Chicago

Missed The Saturday Dance
Heard They Crowded The Floor
Couldn't Bear It Without You
Don't Get Around Much Anymore.

Thought I'd Visit The Club
Got As Far As The Door
They'd Have Asked Me About You Don't Get Around Much Anymore.

Oh, Darling I Guess
My Mind's More At Ease
But Nevertheless
Why Stir Up Memories.

Been Invited On Dates
Might Have Gone But What For
It's Awfully Diff'rent Without You
Don't Get Around Much Anymore.

Take The "A" Train lyrics - Chicago

Come On Down, Let's Take The "A" Train
To Take A Little Ride Around The City.
Brooklyn Or Broadway Train
You'll See That Old New York Is Kind Of Pretty.

Take Your Baby Subway Ridin'
That's Where Romance May Be Hidin' (Let's Take A Ride)
Take, You Should Take The "A" Train
To Get To Sugar Hill Way Up In Harlem.

Come On Baby, Climb Aboard The "A" Train
That's The Way To Get To Sugar Hill In Harlem
And If You Get Aboard The "A" Train
You'll Get To Sugar Hill And In A Hurry.

Listen Here, Listen To The Train A Comin'
Hear The Rails A Hummin' (Let's Take A Ride)
Climb Aboard, Climb Aboard The "A" Train
To Take A Little Ride Around The City.

(All Aboard...)

"Twenty 1" (1991)

Explain It To My Heart lyrics - Chicago

I understand there's no future for us here
Guess I fooled myself into thinking there was
Now you've make it clear
I'll never be right
Now we've got to say good-bye and I've got to be strong
So tell me one more time how it's better for the both of us
Tell me one more time how we'll hurt each other if we stay
Tell me one more time the darling there's just one more thing
Before you walk away

[CHORUS]
Explain it to my heart
It's better that we're over now
Tell me one more time that this it's suppose to be
Tell me that I'm better off without you
How it's better to forget about you
Darling I understand
Now won't you please explain it to my heart
Now if I try I can see the reasons why
Why we can't stay together I might convince my mind
But it's breaking my heart to know I've got to let you go
To find that I must leave behind the only love I've known
Well I can tell myself that I never really needed you
I can tell myself that it's better just to say good-bye
I can tell myself a thousand lies
But tell me now
Tell me how I do

[CHORUS]

Say that I'll be better
If we don't stay together
Say that I'll be better off free
But don't say it to me
Explain it to my heart

If It Were You lyrics - Chicago

There's a time when the heart can no longer give in
You'll try to stand up and fight
You've known pain for so long and you know what's gone wrong
But you can't make it right
Another broken heart is all your feeling
How can you go on
But the memories of times there was love in your eyes
Keep leading me on

[CHORUS]
If it were you
Would you hold on and hope that it might
Bring back the dreams we once knew
Or give up forever that part of your life
Tell me what you would do
If it were you
You can never take back all you've given in love
No matter how hard you try
It's over and done you just have to let go
Though a part of you died
Another waste of time is all that's left now
But life must go on
All the nights that we spent, never thought
They would end
Why can't they go on
If it were you
Would you hold on and hope
that it might bring back the love we once knew
or just give up forever that part of your life
Tell me what would you do
If it were you
If it were you
Tell me what would you do
If it were you
Over and over I go back through time
Didn't we promise our love till we die
Asking you deep down inside
Did we really try
Another broken heart is all that is left
But life must go on
All the nights that we spent, never thought
They would end
Why can't they go on

[CHORUS]

You Come To My Senses lyrics - Chicago

I picture you on the beach
Lying in the sand
Out of reach of my trembling hands
I picture you in the car
Blonde hair in the wind
I picture you in my arms
And the touch of your skin
The smile on your face
The way that you taste

[CHORUS]
You come to my senses
Every time I close my eyes
I have no defenses
Driving home in the cold
January rain
I've got to find my way out of this pain
I reached for you in the night
I dreamed of your kiss
I woke before it got light
With your name on m lips
Alone in my bed
Your voice in my head

[CHORUS]

I picture you in my arms
And the touch of your skin
The smile on your face
The way that you taste
You come to my senses
I can't stop this ache inside
Oh, I have no defenses
You come to my senses
Ah...

Somebody, Somewhere lyrics - Chicago

The sun is coming up
But I don't see the light
I keep goin' on and on
Thinking bout' where we went wrong
I always heard that love
Could stand the test of time
But somethin' that we had is gone
Maybe we just stayed too long
I wish that I could lie
And tell myself it's alright
It was nothing at all

[CHORUS]
Somebody, somewhere
Is falling in love tonight
Is nothing at all
Somebody, somewhere
Is saying there last goodbyes
I gotta know
Is it the same when it comes
And when love goes
Where do I go from here
Don't know where to turn
Will you find another face
Or disappear in yesterday
Should I hold on
Should I let all the memories go
Was it nothing at all
She comes and goes

[CHORUS]

What Does It Take lyrics - Chicago

All I do is think about you
I never did let go of what we were
Can't pretend I'll live without you
As I learn to live alone
Can't pretend I'll live without you
As I learn to live alone
Why can't I be a man about it
I've tried and tried to hide you from my heart
If I could just forget about us
If I knew just where to start
You're still my destiny

[CHORUS]
What does it take
To win you back
To hold these arms once more
What can I say
To make you understand
You're still all I'm waiting for
At times I feel it's best without you
And times I still believe in you so much
After what I've been through without you
You'd think that I'd move on
But you're still my destiny

[CHORUS]

What does it take
'Cause we can't go back
Can't be like it was before
What does it take
To win you back
To hold in these arms
What does it take
What will it take now
You're still my destiny

[CHORUS]

One From The Heart lyrcis - Chicago

I'm movin' too fast, the pace of things has got to change
I never have time to think of words I want to say
I look around me, I don't know who really knows
What does it matter anyway?
Sometimes I feel like I've got a heart made out of stone
And somedays I feel so alone
When nobody sees what's going on anymore
If I could just know that someone's there
One from the heart that's all it takes
One to hold you, one who knows you
One to one together
One from the heart, one for each day
One to lean on, one to keep on
Keep on getting stronger the more I see your face
It's never too late to get to where I want to go
It's never too late to get to love someone
All that I need is to be more than yesterday
And all I can give along the way
One from the heart that's all it takes
One to hold you, one who knows you
One to one together
One from the heart, one for each day
One to lean on, on to keep on
The words you will remember
The words you'll hear me say
It's all about the love
It's all about the give

Chasin' The Wind lyrics - Chicago

Did the best I could
To make you mine
If you ever felt anything for me
Well, you never gave a sign
Thought time would make you change
Make you want me
But baby I never had a chance
Now I know that there's just some things
Just not meant to be

[CHORUS]
No use
Making you care about me
No way
That I'm gonna win
Oh darlin'
I might as well be
Chasin' the wind
Oh, I'm just
Chasin' the wind
Open up my heart
Let you inside
If love was what you we're lookin' for
Well, I guess it wasn't mine
So I guess I better go
It's over and done
But you know I'm not really sad at all
'Cause you can't really say it's over
When it never had begun

[CHORUS]

Can't reach the sea
If you can't get past the sand
Can't touch the sky
If you can't reach up your hand
Can't give if you give nothing back

[CHORUS]

God Save The Queen lyrics - Chicago

Smoke in the sky
Slime in the sea
Tall timber tumbling around me
Red acid rain
Glows in the night
Nuclear winter closes down on me
The light of the world is fading to black
And the absence of people who care
Is bringing me down, bringing me down

[CHORUS]
God save the queen
Dear mother earth is dying away
Time's running out
One more tomorrow depends on today
Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
Greenhouse condition getting' steamier
Nobody's clean
Nobody's free
Nobody's breathin' any easier
The children of the earth are dying each day
And the nightmare of who is to blame
Is bring me down, bringing me down

[CHORUS]

Man To Woman lyrics - Chicago

Girl, when the moon across the water starts to rise
I'll be looking for tomorrow and I'll see it in your eyes
Girl, though the strongest heart'll shatter in a storm
Now we got this love that we can run to
Tonight, I'll keep you warm

[CHORUS]
Man to Woman
When you're lying next to me
Man to woman
Girl you're everything I need
Hold on, we'll always be
Always you and me
Hold me close
You're the nearest thing to heaven
That I've known
I can feel the fire that burns inside you
Look how this love has grown

[CHORUS]

Man to woman (man to woman)
Man to woman (man to woman)
Just say we'll always be
Always you and me
I wanna hold you in the night
Can't you see
That I'm just livin' for your light
I want the world to know
I can't let you go

[CHORUS]

Man to woman (man to woman)
Man to woman (man to woman)
I want the world to see
Baby what you mean to me...

Only Time Can Heal The Wounded lyrics - Chicago

You hear a sound as she's leaving
You'll hear your heart pound so hard
You'll miss her warm touch and the way
Things once were
It's such a cold town when you miss her
It's not the same place no more
When it's hard to mend what's broken
And you still can't let her go
Beyond the storm there's an answer
Beyond the nights you spend alone
Beyond the headlights and the highways you go
You'll take a long ride without her
Until the tears dry away
In every way you try to reason
When there's no reason left to hold
Only time can heal the wounded of love
Any day now time will tell
Only love can turn it all around again
There's no heart that time can't heal
Whatever pieces you're missing
Whatever you leave behind
However you look at things they do change
It's not the same conversation
It's not the way that it was
There'll be one less tear tomorrow
There'll be one less night alone
Only time can heal the wounded of love
Any day now time will tell
Only love can turn it all around again
There's no heart that time can't heal

Who Do You Love lyrics - Chicago

I never know
What you're gonna do
You're always so far away
Down below
You used to tell the truth
Now you're lookin' for something to say
You give me those eyes
And then look away
Do you want me down on my knees
Are you livin' a lie
Is this some kind of game
Baby, won't you tell me please
Give me one good reason to stay
When you won't come
Right out and say

Who do you love
What makes you happen
What do you need for satisfaction
Who do you love
I need an answer
Is it just about a good time, good time
Who do you love
I wish you'd lie
Or tell me the truth
So I can decide for myself
Maybe you've tried
What we used to do
With somebody, somewhere else
Give me one reason to stay
When you won't come
Right out and say

Holdin' On lyrics - Chicago

Walkin' through time
Reachin' for yesterday
'Cause we're frightened of tomorrow
Trying to find
The feeling that's gone astray, far away
I remember the look in your eyes
Love we made unafraid
Now we've opened the window
So let's not close the shade

[CHORUS]
Holdin' on
'Cause the memory of you
Is something I just can't erase
Holdin' On
I don't know what to do
'Cause the pieces won't fit into place
But no matter what happens
We can't let it end this way
So far away
So close to something new
But we're holdin' off tomorrow
Maybe someday
We'll find what we need to do, until then
We'll be doing the best that we can
Out of rhyme, out of time
While we're hiding our feelings
We're leaving love behind

[CHORUS]

Far away
Reachin' for yesterday
So far away
Something had gone away
So afraid
To find what we had

[CHORUS]

"Chicago 19" (1988)

Heart In Pieces lyrics - Chicago

Only you can touch me with your dark eyes
With a look that burns like fire through the lonely night.
Sometimes I run, but I can never hide
From the pieces of my heart that fall like rain from the sky.

[Chorus:]
When you hear the thunder,
When you hear the sound of a mountain crashing down,
It's just my heart in pieces.
When I feel the hunger,
When I'm reaching out with a hundred thousand hands,
It's my heart in pieces.

No one cuts through my soul like you can.
I'm naked to the bone beside your empty hand.
I see your face and I remember.
I'm a prisoner of your fate,
I'm a loser in the race.

When you hear the thunder,
When you hear the sounds of a mountain crashing down,
It's just my heart in pieces.
When I feel the hunger,
When I'm reaching out with a hundred thousand hands,
It's my heart in pieces.

I walk the fine line
Between fire and the ice.
The memory lives on.
There's always something to remind me.
Every teardrop falling
When your voice keeps calling.

[Chorus repeats until fade.]

I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love lyrics - Chicago

Thought it wouldn't matter
If we didn't stay together,
And if it was over,
Maybe it was for the better.
I was thinking I'd be alright,
'til I thought it all through.
Now I know that I ain't really living
If I have to live without you.

I don't wanna live without your love,
I don't wanna face the night alone.
I could never make it through my life
If I had to make it on my own.
I don't wanna love nobody else,
I don't wanna find somebody new.
I don't wanna live without your love,
I just wanna live my life with you.

Guess I had to go away,
So much I had to go through.
Guess I had to lose you
To realize how much I love you.
Can we make the fire burn again,
Burn a little stronger?
'Cause I've been alone, and baby,
I can't be alone now any longer.

I don't wanna live without your love,
I don't wanna face the night alone.
I could never make it through my life
If I had to make it on my own.
I don't wanna love nobody else,
I don't wanna find somebody new.
I don't wanna live without your love,
I just wanna live my life with you.

Oh, if I had to make it on my own,
My life would never be the same,
My love would never be the same.
I don't wanna live without your love.

I don't wanna live without your love,
I don't wanna face the night alone.
I could never make it through my life
If I had to make it on my own.
I don't wanna love nobody else,
I don't wanna find somebody new.
I don't wanna live without your love,
I just wanna live my life with you.

I Stand Up lyrics - Chicago

You'll never lose me to temptation.
Fighting the devil and I beat the dragon too.
I'm at your rescue; I'm your faithful one,
If it's the last thing that I ever mean to do.
I'm in deeper than you could know.
The wise in me won't let it go.
You can count on me, guarantee.

I stand up, I stand up,
Believe in myself.
(If you love somebody, stand.)
I stand up, I stand up,
Give me a little respect.
(If you need somebody, stand.)

Out of the shadow, yet I'm alright.
It's not as easy as I know it used to be.
I don't have time to look behind me.
I know the truth and it's the truth that set me free.
One more heart to heart to live for;
One more time to stop the war,
Inside of me; in spite of me.

I stand up, I stand up,
Believe in myself
(If you love somebody, stand.)
I stand up, I stand up,
Give me a little respect.
(If you need somebody, stand.)

I stand up, I stand up,
Believe in myself.
(If you love somebody, stand.)
I stand up, I stand up,
Give me a little respect.
(If you need somebody, stand.)

We Can Last Forever lyrics - Chicago

Don't turn away
'cause there is something I just wanna say:
I need you to stay.
Don't ask me why
'cause I don't even know
How I gave you my heart; I gave it all to you.
Now there's no way that I can lose.

Every little look inside your eyes
Is all it takes to make me realize
We can last forever.
With every little moment we can share,
Gonna let you know how much I care;
I'll always be there.

Don't walk away
'cause there is something I just gotta say:
I love you today.
Just ask me why,
You're all I'll ever need
Now that you're in my life
I really think you should know
That I never wanna let you go.

Every little look inside your eyes
Is all it takes to make me realize
We can last forever.
With every little moment we can share,
Gonna let you know how much I care;
Love lift us away.

We can last forever.

Every little look inside your eyes
Is all it takes to make me realize
We can last forever.
With every little moment we can share,
Gonna let you know how much I care;
Love lift us away.

Come In From The Night lyrics - Chicago

How many times have I seen you running;
Just one step ahead of the past?
So many nights have I seen it coming;
I try to talk to you when you pass.

I don't know who you were before I met you;
You keep your secret safe with a mask.
It's almost as though the truth is out to get you;
You're just a runaway from the past.

Girl, we've got a love worth keeping.
Maybe there's a way to let it go.
Someday when your demons are sleeping,
Let me know, let me know.

Come out of the darkness, baby,
Come in from the night.
You can let the light
Wash it from your mind.
Open the blinds.

So many times have I seen you crying,
Never knowing what it's about.
I do my best, I just keep on trying
To find a way inside to let it out.

Girl, we've got a love worth making.
It would be a shame to close the show.
Now you got a chance worth taking,
Let me know, let me know.

Come out of the darkness, baby,
Come in from the night.
You can let the light
Wash it from your mind.

Come out of the darkness, baby,
Come in from the night.
Open up your life,
Leave the past behind.
Open up the blinds.

Look Away lyrics - Chicago

When you called me up this morning,
Told me 'bout the new love you found,
I'm said "I'm happy for you,
I'm really happy for you."
Found someone else,
I guess I won't be coming 'round.
I guess it's over, baby;
It's really over, baby, whoa...
And from what you said
I know you've gotten over me;
It'll never be the way it used to be.
So if it's gotta be this way,
Don't worry, baby, I can take the news okay.

[Chorus:]
But if you see me walking by,
And the tears are in my eyes,
Look away, baby, look away.
If we meet on the streets someday,
And I don't know what to say,
Look away, baby, look away.
Don't look at me;
I don't want you to see me this way.

When we both agreed as lovers,
We were better off as friends,
That's how it had to be,
Yeah, that's how it had to be.
I tell you I'm fine
But sometimes I just pretend;
Wish you were holding me,
Wish you were still holding me, whoa...
I just never thought,
That I would be replaced so soon;
I wasn't prepared to hear those words from you.
I know I wanted to be free;
Yeah, baby, this is how we wanted it to be.

[Chorus 2x]

When you called me up this morning,
Told me 'bout the new love you found.
I said "I'm happy for you,
I'm really happy for you."

What Kind Of Man Would I Be? lyrics - Chicago

Girl, well it's been one of those days again,
And it seems like the harder I try,
Over and over, I'm right back where I began;
But you understand.
Oh girl, when nothing else in this world goes right,
Oh I just want to run to you.
You pull me through.
Oh baby, who wouldn't want to have you in their life?

Tell me: What kind of man would I be,
Living a life without any meaning?
And I know you could surely survive without me,
But if I had to live without you,
Tell me what kind of man would I be?

Times when it was pointless for me to try;
I was more than a desperate man.
What seemed like forever was gone with one touch of your hand.
Oh, girl, if I could count all the sleepless nights,
When you were there for me.
A fool could see, oh baby,
Once that I found you there was no letting go.

Tell me: What kind of man would I be,
Living a life without any meaning?
And I know you could surely survive without me,
But if I had to live without you,
Tell me what kind of man would I be?

[Repeat and fade]

Runaround lyrics - Chicago

[Bill:] So you need to kick up your heels;
Baby, I can understand.
Don't you know how it's making me feel?
I wanna be your only man.
[Jason:] When it comes right down to the wire,
I just need a touch of your fire.
But you're livin' it up,
You're givin' it up.
[Bill:] Seems I'm always waiting for you
To find your yesterday.
I think I know what you're tryin' to do;
I got a better way.
[Jason:] Baby, soon enough it will end;
You'll be reachin' out for a friend.
But now you're livin' it up,
You're givin' it up all the time.
Please be mine.

So good at the runaround;
You're still making me wait outside,
Holding on to broken promises.
So good at the runaround;
I don't want to stand in line.
It's my turn, baby,
Please just let me in.

[Bill:] Though you're always out on the town,
I feel your lonliness.
While your life is leading you 'round,
It's just like an empty kiss.
[Jason:] When it comes right down to the truth,
Well, it comes right down to you.
You've been givin' it up,
And losin' in love every time.
Please be mine.

So good at the runaround;
You're still making me wait outside,
Holding on to broken promises.
So good at the runaround;
I don't want to stand in line.
It's my turn, baby, please...

So good at the runaround;
I still fall for the same old lies,
Holding on to broken promises.
So good at the runaround;
I don't want to lose this time.
It's my turn, baby, let me in,
Just let me in.
Baby, please just let me in.

You're Not Alone lyrics - Chicago

I see you there, a silhouette in the moonlight;
Looks like you've given up on love.
You used to be the face in the spotlight;
Now loneliness fits you like a glove.
You walk around in your cloak of darkness,
Too blind to see the light.
Your wings are broken, now your spirit can't take flight.

You're not alone, you're not alone,
While your heart's still young and free.
You're not alone, pick up the phone
And talk to me; baby, you will see
You're not alone.

Pools of sorrow and tears of joy;
There's a broken-up girl for every broken-down boy.
But you don't wanna hear it,
You like the rhythm of the blues;
Wanna be a sad story on the late-night news.
I don't mean to burst your bubble,
But the world's got troubles worse than you.
And everybody else out here gets lonely too.

You're not alone, you're not alone,
I've been waiting patiently.
No, you're not alone, pick up the phone
And talk to me, baby, you will see...

Although your heart is in pieces,
You can't find a reason to try.
You're not alone, while I'm still standing by.

You're not alone, you're not alone,
While your heart's still young and free.
You're not alone, pick up the phone
And talk to me; baby, you will see
You're not alone.

Victorious lyrics - Chicago

Hungry as a fire,
Waiting for the flicker,
Waiting for the black hook,
Slow burn of love.
Sitting in an armchair,
Lovers in a cold war,
Brittle as a brick wall, oh...
But I want you with all of my might.
'Cause I think we can make this thing right. Baby,

Give me your heart,
The touch of your hand,
The sound of your voice
And I will be victorious.
Hold on to me,
Like I hold on to you.
Make it come true,
And I will be victorious.

You were such a stranger,
Lying there beside me,
Moving like a river, oh...
I was so afraid that
I was gonna lose you,
That I could never have you
Here in my arms.
But I want you with all of my might,
'Cause I think we can make this thing right.

Give me your heart,
The touch of your hand,
The sound of your voice
And I will be victorious.
Hold on to me,
Like I hold on to you.
Make it come true,
And I will be victorious.

"Chicago 18" (1986)

Niagara Falls lyrics - Chicago

Baby, so you think you can start again?
You got somebody new,
But the same thing keeps happening.
At the moment of truth,
Whoever you're loving,
You will be thinking of me.

[Chorus:]
As long as Niagara falls,
As long as Gibraltar stands,
Till hell freezes over
I'll always be your man.

Tell me, when you're there lying by his side.
Do you make him believe all your needs have been satisfied?
Does he know that your heart is taken forever?
Girl, you will always be mine.

[Chorus]

Time can't erase
What you feel in your heart
You can't replace the love
No, it doesn't matter how hard you try.
Girl, you're gonna miss my loving till the day you die.

Till hell freezes over

[Chorus]

[Alternate Chorus:]
As long as Niagara falls,
Until the end of time,
Till hell freezes over,
You are forever mine

[Chorus]

Forever lyrics - Chicago

Every day it seems we hear the same old story.
Every day there's lovers giving up on love.
People say it's just a fact of modern living.
All around us, people fall in love and marry.
Then we hear they're breaking up, and wonder why?
Did they mean it when they said it was forever?
All I know is what I feel.

[Chorus:]
Forever
Is a long, long time.
Longer than we ever realize.
Forever
Is a long, long time.
I'm gonna love you the rest of my life.
Forever.

Every day I spend with you, I call it lucky,
Every night we touch and speak the words of love.
Did I mean it when I said it was forever?
All I know is what I feel.

[Chorus]

I'm gonna love you the rest of my life
Forever

If She Would Have Been Faithful... lyrics - Chicago

I was thinking about her
Visiting the past
Reconstructing details with old photographs
Studying the faces
With an objective point of view
Suddenly remembering doesn't haunt me
At the time you couldn't tell me
That one day I'd be glad
That something that I thought was love was misinterpreted
She had another lover - she emphatically denied
But they were doin' me a favor
A blessing in disguise

[Chorus:]
If she would have been faithful
If she could have been true
Then I would've been cheated
I would never know real love
I would've missed out on you

I watch you sleeping - your body touchin' me
There's no doubt about it
This is where I want to be
It's so ironic- I had to lose to win
I want to thank her (Thank her again)

[Chorus]

[Bridge:]
It's a paradox - full of contradiction
How I got from there to here
It defies a
Logical explanation

[Chorus]

25 Or 6 To 4 lyrics - Chicago

Waiting for the break of day
Searching for something to say
Flashing lights against the sky
Giving up I close my eyes
Sitting cross-legged on the floor
25 or 6 to 4
Staring blindly into space
Getting up to splash my face
Wanting just to stay awake
Wondering how much I can take
Should I try to do some more
25 or 6 to 4
Feeling like I ought to sleep
Spinning room is sinking deep
Searching for something to say
Waiting for the break of day
25 or 6 to 4
25 or 6 to 4

Will You Still Love Me? lyrics - Chicago

Take me as I am
Put your hand in mine now and forever
Darling here I stand, stand before you now
Deep inside I always knew
It was you, you and me
Two hearts drawn together bound by destiny
It was you and you for me
Every road leads to your door
Every step I take forever more

[Chorus:]
Just say you'll love me for the rest of your life
I gotta lot of love and I don't want to let go
Will you still love me for the rest of my life?
'Cause I can't go on
No, I can't go on
I can't go on
If I'm on my own

Take me as I am
Put your heart in mine, stay with me forever
'Cause I am just a man who never understood
I never had a thing to prove
Till there was you
You and me
Then it all came clear so suddenly
How close to you that I wanna be

[Chorus]

[Bridge:]
Do you believe a love could run so stong?
Do you believe a love could pass you by?
There was no special one for me
I was the lonely one, you see
But then my heart lost all control
Now you're all that I know

[Chorus]

Over And Over lyrics - Chicago

Fireworks,
Fireflys,
On the roof watching summer night skies.
All the boys,
All the girls,
All the time making love with our eyes.
Life just went on for us
Day after day
We could fly!- Oh!
Cocky, so confident
There was no way we could die.

[Chorus:]
Over, over and over again.
Life is a circle,
But it's over and over again.
Over, over.

Little words,
Little games,
The dramas we played, left behind.
Little friends,
Little names,
Puppy lovers we had...(love was blind).
Life just went on for us D
Ay after day
Screaming by!- Oh!
Fast as a shooting star
Cruising the midnight sky!

[Chorus]

It's Alright lyrics - Chicago

All dressed up
With no place to go,
Somebody lost a romance.
All messed up,
But you never know,
This may be a good chance.
You can hold me.
I can make it better.
You can hold me.
Don't have to fall in love forever.
I'll be there one night at a time.
You don't have to love me
If that's not what you're after.

Oh, oh, oh and it's
Alright.
I got the time.
Alright
To tell one more little lie.
And it's alright
I'll make you feel fine.
Alright
If it's all night.

Ain't nobody home
Don't you hang your head,
Don't get caught up in the sorrow.
All alone
Call me up instead,
Let me take you to tomorrow.
Let me hold you.
I'll make you feel better.
Let me hold you.
Don't have to fall in love forever.
Don't be scared to call anytime.
You don't have to love me
If that's not what you're after.
Oh, oh, oh and it's...

Oh oh oh oh oh oh.
Oh oh oh oh oh oh.
Oh oh oh oh oh oh.
It's alright to give it one more try.
Oh oh oh oh oh oh.
It's alright to live it up tonight.

Nothin's Gonna Stop Us Now lyrics - Chicago

He was lost, uncertain.
Only she could see
He was waiting for the night to end.
And with just one kiss
Brought him back into the light again.
He said nothin's gonna stop us now.
He said baby, nothing's gonna stop us now.

But tonight, she's waiting
For a stranger's touch at the dark end of a street
And the whispered words from the sidewalk
They sound so sweet
He says nothin's gonna stop us now.
She said baby, nothin's gonna stop us now.

Look out now, 'cause she'll break your heart again
No one sees what the years have failed to mend, yeh.
Standin' there beneath the street lights.
Telling secrets in the darkest night.
Heaven's just a stolen kiss away.

And her look, it lingers
On a restless night when you're back on the street again.
With his empty dreams, there's another broken heart to mend.
He says nothing's gonna stop us now.
They said baby, nothing's gonna stop us now.
I'm telling you baby, nothin's gonna stop us now.
They said baby, nothin' gonna stop us now.

And tonight, she's waiting
On

I Believe lyrics - Chicago

I used to be the first one to cry
So afraid of a lonely tomorrow.
Heartache was all that I had
To call my own - so all alone.
You came along and gave to my life
Something more than the pain and the sorrow.
Now that you're with me, we'll never be alone,
In love, in love.

[Chorus:]
I believe
In the love that you gave,
I believe
In the life that you saved,
I believe how you make me feel
Today
I believe in you

Night after night, I waited alone
For something deeper than yesterday's feelings.
Never believing that love would ever come
To me - oh no.
Then there was you, and out of the blue,
Once a heart that was broken was healing.
Love is the reason we'll never be alone,
Oh no - oh no

[Chorus]

I still believe,
Believe in something right.
'Cause I love you for believing in me.
I believe in you.

[Chorus]

One More Day lyrics - Chicago

Listen to the wind
Hear the voice inside you.
Something in the air,
Something you've been blind to.
People everywhere are dying to be free.
Time has come to live our lives in harmony.

[Chorus:]
Give the children of the world one more day,
Give the children of the world, give them one more day.

Where do we begin?
When will freedom find us?
Bring the new day in
Free the chains that bind us.
People reaching out for just a little more.
Love is all we need to open up the door.

[Chorus]

Now the future's up to you.
Take a stand and see things thru
For the children of tomorrow.
Give the world one more day,
Time enough to find a way
To start over a way to go on.

One more day
One more day
Give the children of the world
One more day
One more day
One more day
Give the children of tomorrow
One more day

"Chicago 17" (1983)

Stay The Night lyrics - Chicago

I don't want you to misunderstand me
I just wanna say what's on my mind
No need to hit me with an attitude
Because I haven't got the time
I want you to know one thing's for certain
I surely love your company
And I won't take no if that's your answer
At least that's my philosophy

[CHORUS:]
Stay the night
There's room enough here for two
Stay the night
I'd like to spend it with you
Stay the night
Why don't we call it a day
No one can stop us, nothing is in the way
Have some friendly conversation
And if you still don't have a clue
Unless there's something else you've got in mind
We've got better things to do

[CHORUS]

Just to have you near me
Here by my side
Just to have you near
And when I get next to your body
Just to have you near me
I wanna tell you something, make it perfectly clear
We're gonna have a very good time

[CHORUS]

We Can Stop The Hurtin' lyrics - Chicago

What has happened to our town
There's people sleeping on the ground
Cold and lost, they fear the night
Left alone, they'll lose the fight
Hadn't we better reach for more than just a dime
Shouldn't we try to talk that boy out of his crime
Haven't you had it knowing nothings getting solved
Maybe we'd better, better get involved

[CHORUS:]
We could stop the hurtin' for awhile
We could stop the hurtin' for awhile
If we found a way to reconcile
We could stop the hurtin'
Families livin' in their cars and kids run numbers out of bars
Knowing pride won't pay the bills
Men work jobs beneath their skills
Hadn't we better hand out more than just a line
Shouldn't we try to find solutions with our minds
Haven't you had it knowing nothing's getting solved
Maybe we'd better, better get involved

[CHORUS]

Hard Habit To Break lyrics - Chicago

I guess I thought you'd be here forever
Another illusion I chose to create
You don't know what ya got until it's gone
And I found out a little too late
I was acting as if you were lucky to have me
Doin' you a favor I hardly knew you were there
But then you were gone and it was all wrong
Had no idea how much I cared

[CHORUS:]
Now being without you
Takes a lot of getting used to
Should learn to live with it
But I don't want to
Living without you
It's all a big mistake
Instead of getting easier
It's the hardest thing to take
I'm addicted to ya babe
You're a hard habit to break
You found somebody else you had every reason
You know I can't blame you for runnin' to him
Two people together but living alone
I was spreading my love too thin
After all of these years
I'm still tryin' to shake it
Doin' much better they say that I just takes time
But deep in the night it's an endless flight
I can't get ya out of my mind

[CHORUS]

[CHORUS 2:]
Being without you
Takes a lot of getting used to
Should learn to live with it
I don't want to
Being without
Is all a big mistake
Instead of getting any easier
It's the hardest thing to take
I'm addicted to you
You're a hard habit to break