Slow Down Chicago

I'd like to ask this town to slow down
 Selfish, I know
 But I think it's come to this.
 I'm losing my breath and I'd take a break
 If I thought I could
 But the things I've been doing
 To keep this town moving
 Would surely be missed
 From the corner of State and Madison, I cried,
 "Chicago Slow Down"
 A few folks glanced over
 But none broke their stride
 That's when I found
 This town it breathes on its own
 With or without me
 The skyline wakes up whether or not I get out of bed
 El trains, they rumble along
 And headlines will happen with no help from me
 And when I can't keep it all up
 I'll sing, "La, la, la, la"
 It kills me to ask a thing of this town
 Not mine alone
 A burden I'd hate to be
 I'm losing my step
 And as I fall back
 My life is living itself
 But the seeds I've been sowin'
 Could keep this town goin'
 If only she'd wait for me
 From the 95th floor, I looked out and I prayed,
 "Chicago Slow Down"
 But the teeming streets shrugged off
 the plea that I had made
 That's when I found
 This town it breathes on its own
 With or without me
 The skyline wakes up whether or not I get out of bed
 El trains, they rumble along
 And headlines will happen with no help from me
 And when I can't keep it all up
 I'll sing, "La, la, la, la"