End of Beginning

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Verse 1

Just one more tear to cry, one teardrop from my eyeYou better save it forThe middle of the night when things aren't black and whiteEnter, Troubadour"Remember twenty-four?"

Chorus

And when I'm back in Chicago, I feel itAnother version of me, I was in itI wave goodbye to the end of beginning

Verse 2

This song has started now, and you're just finding outNow isn't that a laugh?A major sacrifice, but clueless at the timeEnter, Caroline"Just trust me, you'll be fine"

Chorus

And when I'm back in Chicago, I feel itAnother version of me, I was in itI wave goodbye to the end of beginning(Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye)

Bridge

You take the man out of the city, not the city out the manYou take the man out of the city, not the city out the manYou take the man out of the city, not the city out the manYou take the man out of the—

Chorus

And when I'm back in Chicago, I feel itAnother version of me, I was in itOh, I wave goodbye to the end of beginning(Goodbye, goodbye)

What the song means

The song reflects on nostalgia and personal growth through memories tied to Chicago. The narrator acknowledges past versions of themselves and specific people who influenced them. "End of beginning" represents a turning point where what seemed like an ending was actually the start of transformation. The bridge emphasizes that places shape us permanently, even when we leave them physically.

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Troubadour — A traveling musician or storyteller

Used here as a poetic reference to someone from the past, possibly a mentor or influential figure

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