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Chicago

from Without a Bird by Rachel Ries

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lyrics

Chicago

just come home and you will find
I’m alone most of the time
I’m spinning wheels on a chorus line
sometimes finding my way
through a verse been on my mind
since late last night
when I heard a sleepy bird
on my windowsill

I share my bed with a cat
a typewriter & a laptop
it’s telling, is it not?
I pull the covers up
and then I close my eyes
to the city lights
coz I’m the same, aren’t I?

oh, Chicago
come and find us
come and hold us
come and be with us
oh, Chicago
come and hold us
come and find us
come and be with us

I’ll sing for you in your kitchen
coz this song has a mission
to bridge the gulf
and call the storm
by name and God’s grace
and all this impotent rage
I turn aside and I turn to you

then I open my eyes
to our city life
coz I have changed, haven’t I?

oh, Chicago
come and find us
come and hold us
come and be with us
oh, Chicago
come and hold us
come and find us
come and be with us

because the sun is sinking down
and if the sun is sinking down
then this heart is learning how
to sing for you forever

credits

from Without a Bird, released September 27, 2007
Rachel: vocals, piano
Ariel: upright bass
Kevin: drums
Joel: pedal steel

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Rachel Ries Minneapolis, Minnesota

Rachel Ries, hailing from the prairies of middle America, crafts sly and compassionate songs for the crooked-hearted. With an electric guitar and piano; a clear voice and steady hand; she deftly pulls listeners in with disarming candor and holds them there with smart and tender poetry. ... more

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