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The Academy Is...
Chicago

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The Academy Is...

Chicago

Release date: 2011

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About This Track

"Chicago" is a track by The Academy Is..., released 2011. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

The Academy Is...

The Academy Is...

Lyrics

Chicago

[Verse]

Crushing dreams and crooked thoughts

Trap me in a crowded parking lot

I feel the tide is turning

The end of a chapter starts today

Do I really belong here anymore anyway?

[Chorus]

I can’t sleep on nights like these

Stuck in Chicago staring at the ceiling

I’m looking for something to believe in

Walk these city streets

Do you remember me?

Remember when

When I was all that you needed

Chicago, oh, I’m leaving

[Verse]

I count my memories of you

Empty bottles, midnight rendezvous

Outside, insides burning

Do I really belong here anymore anyway?

[Chorus]

I can’t sleep on nights like these

Stuck in Chicago staring at the ceiling

I’m looking for something to believe in

Walk these city streets

Do you remember me?

Remember when

When I was all that you needed

Chicago, oh, I’m leaving

I’m leaving

[Chorus]

I can’t sleep on nights like these

Stuck in Chicago staring at the ceiling

I’m looking for something to believe in

Walk these city streets

Do you remember me?

Remember when

When I was all that you needed

Chicago, oh, I’m leaving

[Outro]

I can’t sleep on nights like these

I can’t sleep in

Chicago, oh, I’m leaving

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