Windy Cities of the Sun

Sitting out of Zagreb on a sunny afternoon And I know it's fine, yes I know it's fine Jars of tar adorn their roofs in red, white and blue In red white blue They lost their smiles when the war walked in Which I don't blame, I can't feel their pain But the young couldn't fight and they're still the same It fills her with pain She'll go down south to the windy cities The windy cities of sun That's where she cools down at the windy cities The windy cities of sun Take her down to the, take take her down to the, take her down the The windy cities of sun Take her down to the, take take her down to the, take her down the The windy cities of sun We stayed up late and we talked of the world About how it's round and that people with frowns Never see smiles and always look down Down at the ground for questions profound Discussing her thoughts We put them in boxes so they could hide Behind closed lines and closed off signs Reserved for friends And certain types She'll go down south to the windy cities The windy cities of sun That's where she cools down at the windy cities The windy cities of sun Take her down to the, take take her down to the, take her down the The windy cities of sun Take her down to the, take take her down to the, take her down the The windy cities of sun Down to the Windy Cities Down to the Windy Cities Our friend fell ill So we left him to sweat With his confidence broke and his stomach a wreck But he wanted peace so we tried to forget We left a day a later and left him to bed He left a day later on board a ride home Probably feeling abandoned with regrets of his own Though he wanted photos but wasn't to know He'd go back next summer to what hadn't be shown He'd go back next summer to what hadn't be shown He'll go down south to the windy cities The windy cities of sun That's where he cools down at the windy cities The windy cities of sun Take him down to the, take take him down to the, take him down the The windy cities of sun Take him down to the, take take him down to the, take him down the The windy cities of sun Oooooooo, ooooo, ooooo, oooo, ooooo Ooooo, oooooo Down, down to the Windy Cities Down to the Windy Cities Down, down, down To the Windy Cities Down, down, down To the Windy Cities Ooooffffff the Suuuunnnn Ooff the Suuuunnnn Our friend fell ill So we left him to sweat With his confidence broke and his stomach a wreck But he wanted peace so we tried to forget Though we should of stayed and seen him to bed He left a day later on board a ride home Probably feeling abandoned, with regrets of his own Though we sent him photos he wasn't to know We'd go back next summer to what hadn't be shown