Chicago

Come, let's talk just you and me
For once just let me be
The little boy you used to know

Relive that summer's bliss
'Cause they came no more like this
Those were the days
The days when love was still in style

All I ever dreamed I'd be
Is what you are to me
Bigger than Elvis
And for all the missing years
A memory reappears
Bigger than Elvis

I saw you on TV
The king, you were to me
Could you feel me watching you?
At times my heart got loud
Only heroes are allowed to run free
That they could come back inside of me

All I ever dreamed I'd be
Is what you are to me
Bigger than Elvis
And for all the missing years
A memory reappears
Bigger than Elvis

We know the sadness of goodbyes
Must be the one that's bringing tears
To your child's eyes

*Bass Instrumental*

Oh, from now on I'll walk with you
Making music like you do
Would you believe I always knew?

You were never hard to take
In some mysterious way
Bigger than Elvis
And for all the missing years
Your memory reappears
Bigger than Elvis

Now I've found the missing years
Forgotten all my tears
I've found the missing years

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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Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus

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Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus (2008)

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