Chicago & Friends: Live at 55

ANNOUNCER: Atlantic City, how the heck are you?

CHRIS: It's always been about the vocalists, it's incredible.

ROBIN: Originality, the individuality, they just don't really sound like anybody else.

JUDITH: Chord changes, to me, just- it takes you on this journey.

I love that.

STEVE: When Chicago hit the scene, it just stuck out like nothing else.

ROBERT R.: Maybe this band Chicago is cool.

Maybe they got some country pedal steel on here.

I can learn!

MAN: It's amazing to be on stage with these guys, and they're such good players.

CHRISTONE: Everything that they play you know, are the fruits of the blues.

ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Chicago!

(crowd cheering) When I'm with you It doesn't matter where we are Or what we're doing I'm with you, that's all that matters Time passes much too quickly When we're together laughing I wish I could sing it to you I wish I could sing it to you Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Mostly I'm silent I'm silent But when I kiss you I feel a thousand different feelings The color of chills all over my body And when I feel them I quickly try to decide which one I should try to put into words, oh no Try to put it into words Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Mostly I'm silent I'm silent, yeah, yeah, yeah I'm silent Yes, only the beginning Of what I want to feel forever Only the beginning, only just a start I've got to get you into my life, baby Got to get you next to me It's only the beginning Only just the start Only just the start Only the beginning Only the beginning Only the beginning Only the beginning Only the beginning Only the beginning Only the beginning Only the beginning (audience applauding) (crowd cheering) ROBERT: Jimmy Pancow, Hugh Laughlin.

(crowd cheering and applauding) As I was walking down the street one day A man came up to me and asked me What the time was that was on my watch And I said Does anybody really know what time it is Does anybody really care About time If so, I can't imagine why Oh no, no We've all got time enough to cry And I was walking down the street one day A pretty lady looked at me And said her diamond watch Had stopped cold dead And I said Does anybody really know what time it is Does anybody really care About time If so, I can't imagine why Oh no, no We've all got time enough to lie Yes I was walking down the street one day Being pushed and shoved by people Trying to beat the clock, oh, oh I just don't know, I don't know, I don't know And I said, yes, I said Does anybody really know what time it is Does anybody really care About time If so I can't imagine why Oh no, no We've all got time enough to die Say everybody's worrying I don't care Everybody's worrying About time Oh no, no (crowd cheering and applauding) Can this feeling that we have together Ooh, suddenly exist between Did this meeting of our minds together Ooh, happen just today, someway I'd like to know Can you tell me Please don't tell me It really doesn't matter anyhow It's just that the thought of us so happy Appears in my mind As a beautifully mysterious thing Yeah, yeah, yeah Was your image in my mind so deeply Ooh, other faces fade away Blocking memories of unhappy hours Ooh, leavin' just a burnin' love I'd like to know Can you tell me Please don't tell me It really doesn't matter anyhow It's just that the thought of us so happy Appears in my mind As a beautifully mysterious thing Yes, it does now, baby Whoo Can this lovin' we have found within us Ooh, suddenly exist between Did we somehow try to make it happen Ooh, or was it just a natural thing I'd like to know Can you tell me Please don't tell me It really doesn't matter anyhow It's just that the thought of us so happy Appears in my mind As a beautifully mysterious thing Yes, it does now, baby Questions 67 and 68 (crowd cheering and applauding) ANNOUNCER: Neil Donal on the vocal.

JAMES: Thank you so much!

(crowd cheering) Atlantic City, how the heck are you?

(crowd cheering) Wow, we are so delighted to be here tonight.

This is the ultimate celebration of a long journey of music that is continuing to be a blessing.

And we're so glad that you've all been a part of that journey.

We love you for that!

(crowd cheering and applauding) We're going to have a lot of fun exploring this musical journey tonight.

We start with the first album, the thing that got the ball rolling, and we're going to go all the way to the current day.

And to make it even more special, we have a lineup of incredibly gifted guest artists that are going to join us on stage throughout the night.

And I'd like to introduce to you right now, Mr. Robert Randolph.

(crowd cheering) Yeah!

Listen If you think that we're here for the money You could be right, you know-ow-ow-ow But the bread is not too good here Wasn't always like that, you know I said all you got to do is listen Lord Listen If you don't hear what you can tell us If it's good you can tell us all Or you can smile, that's alright my friend It could be so nice, you know I said all you got to do is listen Lord, whoo Listen If you don't understand it, no, no, no, no You got to try to fly And don't you put me down, please For creating beyond your mind I said all you got to do is listen Lord Sir Robert.

(crowd cheering and applauding) Come on, give it up.

(crowd cheering) Cloudy every morning Sun don't never shine Cloudy every morning Sun don't ever shine And I don't know where I'm going Without my baby here I been losing my mind ROBERT: Guitar!

I am he as you are he as you are me As we are all together Oh Buddy, ain't this LA I've traveled such a long way I've traveled such a long way And I still don't know where I'm going I better not stay I better not stay, oh, oh Steve Vai, Steve Vai.

(crowd cheering and applauding) Well my daddy said I'm messy 'Bout the whiskers on my chin Never had no problems 'cause I've never paid the rent Got no time for loving 'Cause my time is all used up I just spend my time creating All the groovy kinds of love I'm a man, yes I am And I can't help but love you so I'm a man, yes I am And I can't help but love you so If I had my choice of matter I'd rather be content I am closer to the chatter From where my soul is at While engaging with each other How good the man could be 'Cept for all the good times I've had With all the groovy chicks I see I'm a man, yes I am And I can't help but love you so Can't help but love you so, oh no I'm a man, yes I am And I can't help but love you so Oooh, I'm a man I'm a man, yes I am And I can't help but love you so Oooh yeah, oooh yeah I'm a man, yes I am And I can't help but love you so I've got to keep my image While I'm standing on the floor If I drop upon my knees It's just to keep them on my nose You think that I'm not human And my heart is made of stone But I've never had no problems 'Cause my body's pretty strong I'm a man, yes I am And I can't help but love you so I'm a man, yes I am And I can't help but love you so I'm a man, yes I am And I can't help but love you so I'm a man, yes I am And I can't help but love you so Whoa (crowd cheering and applauding) JAMES: Chris Daughtry.

(crowd cheering and applauding) Oooh If you leave me now You'll take away the biggest part of me Ooh no Baby please don't go If you leave me now You'll take away the very heart of me Ooh no Baby please don't go Ooh no I just want you to stay Ooh A love like ours is love that's hard to find How could we let it slip away Ooh We've come too far to leave it all behind How could we end it all this way When tomorrow comes we will both regret The things we said today (singers vocalizing) Ooh Ooh A love like ours is love that's hard to find How could we let it slip away Ooh We've come too far to leave it all behind How could we end it all this way When tomorrow comes we will both regret The things we said today If you leave me now You'll take away the biggest part of me Ooh no Baby please don't go Ooh Oooh, girl, just got to have you by my side Ooh Oooh, no, baby please don't go Ooh Oooh, mama, just got to have your loving yeah Come on (crowd cheering and applauding) Children play in the park, they don't know I'm alone in the dark, even though Time and time again I see your face smiling inside I'm so happy That you love me Life is lovely When you're near me Tell me, you will stay Make me smile Living life is just a game, so they say All the games we used to play Fade away We may now enjoy those dreams We shared so long ago Oh, my darling Oh, my darling Got to have you Oh yeah Feel the magic When I hold you Cry sweet tears of joy Touch the sky As time goes on I realize Just what you mean To me And now Now that you're near Promise your love That I've waited to share And dreams Of our moments together Color my world with hope of loving you (crowd cheering and applauding) ROBIN: I want everyone to get up out their seats now.

It's time to party baby.

It's Saturday.

Come on, put your hands together.

Saturday in the park Uh, uh I think it was the Fourth of July That's right Saturday in the park I think it was the Fourth of July Sing it People dancing, people laughing A man selling ice cream Singing Italian songs Whoo Will you help him change the world Can you dig it Oh, yes, I can I've been waiting such a long time For Saturday, Saturday, Saturday Now, baby, whoo Whoo Another day in the park I swear it was the Fourth of July Yeah Another day in the park I think it was the Fourth of July, uh People talking, really smiling A man playing guitar Singing for us all Will you help him change the world Can you dig it Oh, yes, I can I've been waiting such a long time For Saturday, Saturday, oooh Slow-motion riders fly the colors of the day A bronze man still can tell stories his own way Listen children, all is not lost All is not lost, oh, no Whoo Take it, Robert.

Funny days in the park Every day's the Fourth of July That's right Funny, funny days in the park Every day's the Fourth of July People reaching, people touching A real celebration It's a real celebration, everybody, come on Waiting for us all Waiting for us all, whooo If we want it, really want it Can you dig it Oh, yes, I can I've been waiting such a long time For today, for today, whooo, whooo, whooo (singers vocalizing) (crowd cheering and applauding) Thank you so much.

God bless you all.

(crowd cheering and applauding) I guess I thought you'd be here forever Another illusion I chose to create But you don't know what you got Until it's gone And I found out a little too late I was acting as if You were lucky to have me Doing you a favor I hardly knew you were there But then you were gone And it was all wrong Had no idea how much I cared Now being without you Takes a lot of getting used to Should learn to live with it But I don't want to Being without you It's all a big mistake Instead of getting easier It's the hardest thing to take I'm addicted to you, baby You're a hard habit to break You found someone else You had every reason Know I don't blame you For running to him Two people together But living alone I was spreading my love too thin After all of these years I'm still trying to shake it Doing much better They say that it just takes time But deep in the night It's an endless fight I can't get you out of my mind Now being without you Takes a lot of getting used to Should learn to live with it But I don't want to Being without you Was all a big mistake Instead of getting easier It's the hardest thing to take I'm addicted to you, baby You're a hard habit to break I can't go on Just can't go on I can't go on Just can't go on Oh Being without you Takes a lot of getting used to Should learn to live with it But I don't want to Being without you Was all a big mistake Instead of getting easier It's the hardest thing to take I'm addicted to you You're a hard habit to break You're a hard habit to break Such a hard habit to break Habit to break I'm addicted to you You're a hard habit to break Habit to break Such a hard habit to break Habit to break I'm addicted to you, baby I'm addicted to you, baby (crowd cheering and applauding) I do believe in you And I know you believe in me Oh yeah Oh yeah Now we realize Love ain't all that it's supposed to be Oh yeah Oh yeah Knowing that you would Have wanted it this way I do believe I'm feeling stronger every day I know we really tried Together we had love inside Oh yeah Oh yeah But now the time has come For both of us to live on the run Oh yeah Oh yeah Knowing that you would Have wanted it this way I do believe I'm feeling stronger every day Oh yeah Mmm Oh yeah After what you've meant to me Ooh baby I can make it easily Yeah, yeah, yeah I know that we both agree The best thing to happen to you The best thing that happened to me Yeah, yeah, yeah Feeling stronger every day I'm feeling stronger every day, yeah, yeah Feeling stronger every day I feel it in my soul, baby, baby, baby, baby Feeling stronger every day Do you believe in me, 'cause I believe in you I wanna, I wanna, I wanna Give it to me, baby Feeling stronger every day I'm feeling stronger I'm feeling stronger every day Feeling stronger every day Do you believe, do you believe in love Feeling stronger every day I gotta gotta gotta gotta get it now Get it now I gotta get it now, get it now I'm feeling stronger every day (crowd cheering and applauding) Waiting for the break of day Searching for something to say Flashing lights against the sky Giving up, I close my eyes Sitting cross- legged on the floor Twenty-five or six to four Staring blindly into space Getting up to splash my face Wanting just to stay awake Wondering how much I can take Should I try to do some more Twenty-five or six to four Oh yeah Feeling like I ought to sleep Spinning room is sinking deep Searching for something to say Waiting for the break of day Oh Twenty-five or six to four Twenty-five or six to four (crowd cheering and applauding) Hey there, everybody Please don't romp or roam We're a little nervous 'Cause we're so far from home So this is what we do Sit back and let it through And let us work on you We've all spent years preparing Before this band was born With Heaven's help, it blended We do thank the Lord So forget about your troubles As we search for something new And we play for you