I was born in South Florida
I spent eighteen long years in the weeds
I found it hard to believe
and even changing the seasons,
And now I'll fly if I have to
Though I would swim twice as long
to be the one she'll press her back to
I am Chicago, go, go, and I'm gone
I showed her the stoplight
my daddy must have fixed right
Before he left a whisper in the wind
She kissed me like a church bell,
Lord, she loved me like an anvil
And I haven't had her out
And I don't think she meant it unkind
But I'll keep punching these time cards
And studying the fine art
of working my way up in that girl's mind
And now I'll fly, cause I have to
Though I would swim twice as long
To be the one she'll press her back to
I am Chicago, go, go and go
And one if I land, they say
Well, I was born in South Florida
Eighteen years served me just fine
Tell the boss I'm off to marry
a sweet daughter of the prairie
And kiss it where the sun'll never shine
And now I'll fly, cause I have to
Though I would swim twice as long
To be the one she'll press her back to
I am Chicago, go, going, gone
Yeah, I was born in South Florida
I'm Chicago, go, going, gone you
