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Written by Michael O'Connor and Ben Balmer

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CHICAGO

I kissed a clever little smile goodbye before I hit the road
A girl I used to love who just moved on
Simple mathematics, solve it as you go
Everyone gets their heart broke in Chicago

She stacks the dishes. kids are barely fed
Sticks a fixed plate in the fridge
Empty as the promise he'd never drink again
He stumbles towards their marriage bed
As she counts nights in a row
Everyone gets their heart broke in Chicago

Brick and pavement, mortar, steel and iron beams
Maybe it's the lake that make this city feel just how it seems
Saint Valentine's a compromise when you're feeling weak as foam
Everyone gets their heart broke in Chicago

Tears and prayers won't save a boy from Cambridge Avenue
Blood in, blood out, without time for dreams
The police knocking at the door reveal what she already knows
Everyone gets their heart broke in Chicago

Brick and pavement, mortar, steel and iron beams
Maybe it's the lake that makes this city feel just how it seems
Saint Valentine's a compromise when you're feeling weak as foam
Everyone gets their heart broke in Chicago

She runs these crooked streets for pills, jumps at the rattle of the jar
Robs her young love to strike the deal
And it's him who found her frozen face down in the snow
Everyone gets their heart broke in Chicago

Brick and pavement, mortar, steel and iron beams
Maybe it's the lake that make this city feel just how it seems
Saint Valentine's a compromise when you're feeling weak as foam
Everyone gets their heart broke in Chicago
Everyone gets their heart broke in Chicago
Yeah, everyone gets their heart broke in Chicago
© Michael O’Connor

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from Burning Midnight, released November 1, 2019
Rick Richards - Drums
Jack Saunders - Bass, Background Vocals
Michael O'Connor - Guitars, Vocals
Produced by Jack Saunders

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Michael O'Connor Washington

Michael O'Connor is a guitarist, singer, & songwriter living in Washington State. A lifetime of hard-won experience has allowed Michael a rare insight into the world of the rough, the faithless, the romantic, and the unlucky, all of whom find refuge in his songs. ... more

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