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I come from a land where the winters are long and cold
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Where the ice crawls over the lake and the strong winds blow
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Where old men are tough and tell tales of old
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A sore back for a hard day's work used to feed their souls

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

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My father was a steel working man
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With an old style in his hand he used to stomp across these lands
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We buried him here between Roosevelt and 110
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I still visit his grave every now and then

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

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I used to lay my head where kings and stones held ground
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The warring in these streets, it still makes an awful sound
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Innocence wouldn't stray their rounds
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Bullets broke the windows as our bodies hit the ground

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

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It took a while to understand these facts
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That made me who I am and gave me insight to react
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Now I stand proud in being from this land
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And maybe you can learn from my experience firsthand

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

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