Chicago

[Verse 1]
Birthday boy, blow out the candles
Good friends around you, you should feel OK
Don't look so sad and blue
Don't act forsaken, this day's for you

[Chorus]
Good days are coming, my friend
Life can be easy until the end

[Verse 2]
Birthday boy, don't fear tomorrow
Changes before you, years drift away
You see life as pictures, frame to frame
Many years wasted, what a shame

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
That empty feeling won't go away
Caught up in hurting, day after day
When will you see the joy in your life?
It's there for you, it's there for you

[Outro]
Don't look so sad and blue
Don't act forsaken, this day's for you
Good days are coming, once you stop running
Life could be easy, easy for you

Chicago is a rock band hailing from the Illinois city of the same name. With its multitude of certified gold and platinum hits, the band has had enough longevity to last for over fifty years.

Chicago was formed on February 15, 1967, between keyboardist/singer Robert Lamm, trumpeter Lee Loughnane, saxophonist Walter Parazaider, drummer Danny Seraphine, guitarist Terry Kath, and trombonist James Pankow. The group called themselves “The Big Thing,” and played Top 40 hits in nightclubs in Chicago. In 1968, the band relocated to Los Angles, and changed their name to Chicago Transit Authority. They gained massive amounts of exposure to famous musicians of the time by regularly playing at the Whiskey A Go Go nightclub. In 1969, they released a self-titled album which peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart. The next year, the band shortened their name to “Chicago” to avoid a lawsuit from the actual company of the same name.

The band has released a plethora of albums, most of them titled Chicago enumerated with Roman numerals. The band changed its sound in the late 70s and 80s following the death of Terry Kath. Since then, the band has still carried on a legacy for the decades following, but has slowed the release of original music to a trickle.

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