Chicago

[Verse 1]
How many times have you told us
"Rome wasn't built in a day
We can believe in the White House
Everything's cool, go away"?
Capitol Hill, is gonna crumble
Falling apart at the seams
We're mighty tired of seeing you stumble
You're crushing the American dream
How many cries will convince you
People are going insane?
Though you keep preaching of freedom
All of your talk is in vain

[Chorus]
Who in the world can we turn to?
Who can we truly believe?
Who really cares what we've gone through?
Who understands? Who gives a damn what we need?

[Verse 2]
Maybe there's hope for the future
Hope for the red, white and blue
Long as we trust in each other
There's so much more we can do

[Chorus]

[Outro]
How can you say what you want to say?
How can you be what you want to be?

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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