A Free Woman in Chicago at Christmas (feat. Hank Sinatra)

At 17 the winter air burned different It was sharp as it was white Felt the bark and heard the bite At 17 the winter air burned different At 25 your life lays out before you Your choices matter more than you once thought The cold no longer cries The tears stay in your eyes Oh, at 25 But Chicago stays the same as I once knew All the lights in windowpanes shine on like dew If you told me that on Christmas Eve I’d be staring at a window in Chicago Would I believe? At 21 you found me in your fingers You held me tight, so tight I could not breathe I fought each dying day Never thought I’d find a way But it’ s been four years and finally I’m free At 23 I asked if you’d forgive me For what I never knew, I only thought You solemnly said no When I finally let go I finally understood it’s not my fault But Chicago is the same as we once loved But the Christmas feelings this year I think have thawed If you told me that on Christmas Eve I’d be wandering without you in Chicago I wouldn’t believe Snowmen melt Cards are dealt At the corner of Lake Shore and Roosevelt Time has passed And Christmas never lasts And neither does the stinging pain I felt Chicago stays the same after I leave From Independence Day to Christmas eve If I told you that on Christmas day I wouldn’t show up, wouldn’t stay Would you even believe