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Iâd like to ask this town to slow down
Selfish, I know
But I think itâs come to this.
Iâm losing my breath and Iâd take a break
If I thought I could
But the things Iâve been doing
To keep this town moving
Would surely be missed
From the corner of State and Madison, I cried,
âChicago Slow Downâ
A few folks glanced over
But none broke their stride
Thatâs when I found
This town it breathes on its own
With or without me
The skyline wakes up whether or not I get out of bed
El trains, they rumble along
And headlines will happen with no help from me
And when I canât keep it all up
Iâll sing, âLa, la, la, laâ
It kills me to ask a thing of this town
Not mine alone
A burden Iâd hate to be
Iâm losing my step
And as I fall back
My life is living itself
But the seeds Iâve been sowinâ
Could keep this town goinâ
If only sheâd wait for me
From the 95th floor, I looked out and I prayed,
âChicago Slow Downâ
But the teeming streets shrugged off
the plea that I had made
Thatâs when I found
This town it breathes on its own
With or without me
The skyline wakes up whether or not I get out of bed
El trains, they rumble along
And headlines will happen with no help from me
And when I canât keep it all up
Iâll sing, âLa, la, la, laâ