She slipped through my fingers
With the sway of a tango dancer,
Under the brilliant lights of the bay

And it left me in such a state
To watch all those ships depart,
While we both put our swords away

Oh~
I lowered this city to its grave,
Oh~
So that heaven could see me now

I kicked my legs, just off the docks,
Whistling through the fuzzy haze
On that blackened Chicago day

With my lungs long past spent,
I'd challenge even the fiercest wind,
Like a thief on his knees, praying for a getaway
Oh~
I lowered this city to its grave,
Oh~
So that heaven could see me now
And everybody knows
That I've been growing old
Say “bon voyage” with a wave
And everybody knows,
That I've been growing old
Say “bon voyage” with a wave
And everybody knows,
That I've been growing old
I lowered this city to its grave
Oh~
I lowered this city to its grave,
Oh~
So that heaven could see me now
Oh~
see me