Streets of Chicago

from Bend or Break, Vol. 1 by Joe Dickinson

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The streets of Chicago are icy
My heart is on fire tonight
The trees are all whispering gossip
And bending their branches to the right
I’m stuck here in the middle of something
I don’t think I’ll ever understand
Walking the streets of Chicago
Looking for an unknown helping hand

Staring up into the big black sky
Praying for a simple shooting star
Everybody tells me that I should settle down
Save my money
Own a house
Buy a car

But I have no interest in any of that
I have no interest in doing the same
Gonna leave my past on the highest shelf
And call myself a brand new name

The streets of Chicago are silent
There’s no one awake walking around
I can hear the city’s heartbeat
Lying face first on the ground
My opinion of myself
Am I something
Am I nothing
And does that really matter in the end
The streets of Chicago are filthy
I need to find a new friend

Don’t pretend you’re oh so sad
When you’re better off than almost everyone
Have you ever thought about
Who’s responsible for everything you’ve done

I can feel the beat
Flowing through my bones
It’s in my legs
It’s in my arms
It’s in my head
I like sleeping over too
But sometimes all I want is my own bed

The streets of Chicago are burning
Forcing all the insects outside
The sun is shining on their little heads
But all they want to do
Is find some shade
And die

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from Bend or Break, Vol. 1, released June 12, 2008

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Joe Dickinson Chicago, Illinois

Hi, I’m Joe Dickinson.

I'm a DIY singer/songwriter from Chicago, IL.

It's not easy, balancing the external demands of work/life with the internal demands of creativity, but I'm working toward a set of sustainable internal systems that will allow me to continue to write, record, and release songs. Hopefully for the rest of my life.

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