Sweet Home Chicago

from There's Always Last Year (split w/ Stan Hall) by Trochee Trochee & Stan Hall

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He Was Born On The South Side of town
A weaker Boy would of cheered for the Sox
But Harry Caray on WGN showed the way

He got his knuckles bruised by I nun
For sneaking in a pocket radio into class
“Sister Mary please don’t Ron Santo is up at bat”

They shipped him off overseas
Day games at 10pm didn’t feel right
But a Sandburg Jersey made Germany a little Windy

Completely useless by september
What an acronym to remember
It didn’t matter how many more September's, he had
Who else would he of cheered for

He had a son who he raised strong
Summertime trips back to sweet home Chicago
Where they watched Sammy Sosa take McGuire in 98

Fathers and sons are born to fight
They could set it all aside for a night
When they watched Dusty Baker try to hold that wildcard

He got a call from his son
“Pops we did it this is our year”
“Well they pulled it off son but they shouldn’t of
they pulled it off son but they shouldn’t of
Hell they pulled it off son but they shouldn’t have put Chapman in”

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from There's Always Last Year (split w/ Stan Hall), released November 2, 2017

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A chilly midnight jam in a young Michael Stipe's basement, we've stayed in the country too long.

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