Slow Down Chicago - Canasta

I’d like to ask this town to slow down

Selfish, I know

But I think it’s come to this

I’m losing my breath and I’d take a break

If I thought I could

But the things I’ve been doing

To keep this town moving

Would surely be missed

From the corner of State and Madison, I cried

«Chicago Slow Down»

A few folks glanced over

But none broke their stride

That’s 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

«L» trains, they rumble along

And headlines will happen with no help from me

And when I can’t keep it all up

I’ll sing, «La, la, la, la, la»

It kills me to ask a thing of this town

Not mine alone

A burden I’d hate to be

I’m losing my step

And as I fall back

My life is living itself

But the seeds I’ve been sowin'

Could keep this town goin'

If only she’d wait for me

From the 95th floor, I looked out and I prayed

«Chicago Slow Down»

But the teeming streets shrugged off

The plea that I had made

That’s 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

«L» trains, they rumble along

And when I can’t keep it all up

And I can’t keep up

I’ll sing out a song, said «La, la, la, la»