Take me back to Chicago
   Lay my soul to rest
   Where my life was free and easy
   Remember me at my best.
  
   Take me back to Chicago
   Where my music was all I had
   I tried to be as good as I could
   And sometimes that made me sad.
  
   Take me back to Chicago
   Why don't you take me back
   Take me back
   take me back
   To Chicago.
  
   I still dream of the lake of peacefulness
   The warm summer breeze
   'Cause my life was so much simpler then
   Street comers and Tastee Freeze.
  
   Take me back to Chicago
   'Cause hustlin's not my style
   L.A. was just a bit too hard
   I wish I could be a child
  
   Livin' back in Chicago
   in Chicago
   Why don't you take me back
   Take me back
   take me back
   To Chicago.
   Take me back to Chicago
   Lay my soul to rest
   Where my life was free and easy
   Remember me at my best.
   Take me back to Chicago
   'Cause hustlin's not my style
   . . . Livin' back in Chicago
   in Chicago
   Why don't you take me back
   . . .
   Take me back
   take me back . .