I've got a ticket in my pocket says I'll make it out of here
And I came by here just to tell you good-by
I can see it in your face, you don't want to know why
[Chorus:]
I made up my mind late last night
That I would leave your city behind
Oh, and love is not in question
When you're holding the answer
In your cold heart and your closed mind
You've got a cold heart and a closed mind
Out in these streets these people are angry
Well, they push and shove one another aside
Well, I worked from the heart and you worked for the money
But I paid the price for your will to survive
[Chorus:]
Chicago roars like a midwest hurricane
I see that storm in your eyes
One of these mornings when you're making your way
Just gonna wash you out with the tide
[Repeat first verse]
[Chorus:]
My bags are waiting in a cab downstairs I've got a ticket in my pocket says I'll make it out of here And I came by here just to tell you good-by I can see it in your face, you don't want to know why [Chorus:] I made up my mind late last night That I would leave your city behind Oh, and love is not in question When you're holding the answer In your cold heart and your closed mind You've got a cold heart and a closed mind Out in these streets these people are angry Well, they push and shove one another aside Well, I worked from the heart and you worked for the money But I paid the price for your will to survive [Chorus:] Chicago roars like a midwest hurricane I see that storm in your eyes One of these mornings when you're making your way Just gonna wash you out with the tide [Repeat first verse] [Chorus:] Explain Request ×
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