Highly Suspect - Chicago Lyrics






Why am I fucking up so bad?
What am I even doing?
When am I ever gonna learn?
What it is she already knows

Baby, I met you in downtown Chicago
But I, I had to drive away the very next day
So I, flew your pretty ass to New York City
Then I, I left you in L.A

Was it love or my fantasy?
Was it real or just a dream?

Remember one night getting too fucked up in the Hamptons at Tom's
I fell off his bike, and girl, you laughed at me so hard
Spent a whole week getting drunk on the dunes of Cape Cod, that's when you met my father

Was it love or my fantasy?
Was it real or just a dream?
Was it love or my fantasy?

Cause sometimes you get so angry
And I take it personal
And I should've known
That you were only hurting
Cause life can be uncertain
When you're only 19 years old

So it's another late night out here in California
And I'm, I'm burying my pain into somebody else
And now you're back at home living with your mama
Got my first record sitting on your shelf

Was it love or my fantasy?
Was it real or just a dream?
Was it love or my fantasy?
Was it real?

Well baby I met you in downtown Chicago
But I, had to drive away the next day
So I, flew your pretty ass to New York City
Then I, I left you in L.A





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  1. A.... J....

    All the seven hundred something comments can eat a dick. If you don't like this band you can keep it moving

  2. J.... S....

    just lovin' the mojo

  3. A.... S....

    So fucking beautiful

  4. R.... D....

    Oooh yaaaaaa

  5. A.... s....

    Seeya in BK ;)

  6. A.... C....

    His voice is beautiful 😭

  7. L.... H....

    It so good i can listen to this for ever

  8. n.... x....

    Hey restasis. Is there an eye medicine that will GIVE me dry eyes? Because that's the medication I need. I cry every day. I'm crying now ffs. 😻👂👂🤘Piano solo. Swoon.

  9. J.... d....

    I LOVE this song... I was hooked 1st time I heard it🖤💜🖤💜

  10. D.... N....

    All those who dislike this have no taste

  11. J.... O....

    69 cents thats a good number

  12. K.... M....

    Amazing song! Awesome band!

  13. N.... F....

    Im here again cause 16 😢

  14. A.... E....

    CHECK OUT THE ACOUSTIC COVER OF HIGHLY SUSPECTS CHICAGO!

    https://youtu.be/TVpB3NP4ceM

  15. D.... A....

    I could listen to this voice daily forever and never get tired of it. Talent beyond his years. ♡♡♡

  16. b.... ....

    just amazing. so glad there is still real rock and roll bands around, plus some. human too.

  17. J.... H....

    Goosebumps are an understatement when your voice sings these lyrics that shock my soul

  18. l.... G....

    I love this song like it is all raw and no one ever does anything like this anymore

  19. T.... P....

    Im standing in downtown Chicago at 3:43 in the morning

  20. D.... S....

    aaron carter

  21. P.... j....

    Smooth piano.badass makes me want to learn..

    P.... j....

    A perfect circle - eat the elephant makes me feel same way

  22. S.... N....

    This song is so beautiful.

  23. D.... A....

    It's rare I'll buy an album.

  24. L.... S....

    I dont like this song
    But it is deep.

  25. n.... x....

    This is so heartbreakingly beautiful. My God dude. Thank you for sharing this with us. It moves me deeper than I know how to express.

  26. R.... S....

    I Met You In Downtown Chicago.

  27. R.... S....

    For My Wife Lydia.

  28. K.... D....

    This song never fails to give me goosebumps... I dont listen, I feel this song.

  29. J.... B....

    i love this song but i sadly have to skip it because it brings back bad memories, great song tho hits the heart

    J.... B....

    Yes you are so right about this song I cry everytime it is played

    J.... B....

    It really does hits the hart

  30. I.... H....

    Giving me Elton John vibes and I love it

  31. F.... E....

    I miss you, AJ

  32. A.... S....

    Harsh, much better gals in Shygo!

  33. K.... K....

    I constantly play and feel every word of this song when I contemplate my relationship between me and my gf ...
    IS it love... or my fantasy?
    IS it real... or just a dream?
    IS it love... or my fantasy?
    IS it REAL...??

    ....And I guess if the truth is that it's NOT - then I probably don't ever want to know :/

    Thanks Johnny for at least always being there for me in some way/form when I need to scream and cry my eyes out and sing till my voice becomes raspy from the pain inside me can't hard to be quiet anymore.

    K.... K....

    Meant can't stand* to be quiet anymore.

    Gotta love predictive text Fml

  34. n.... x....

    Piano solo, leaves me shaken to my soul. This feels so true. So personal. I feel like I just watched two people decide to get a divorce after a hundred lifetimes together. At the present you're barely more than a child both of you. And this love frightens. You're unable to hold it's Quicksilver in your hand, and the tides of this world and your fear of this water, makes you swim away from her. But even as your spirit in this life, hasn't developed the ability to swim along together, you should feel grief and loss, because the eternal soul within you knew her for who she is.

  35. s.... m....

    If they hold it together these guys will be labeled one of the very best rock bands ever!I’m 37 and this kind of fantastic music is so rare but these guys are easily once in a generation but may be more like a once in a lifetime kind of band.

  36. R.... M....

    Each and every person has the potential to turn them selves around, I personally relate to Highly Suspect, however was this a dream, I recently felt empty, the feeling of losing drove me nuts period, but my memory, it is extremely difficult to keep ahold of my memories and they let go an "gave up" on me, all I can say is those memories are nothing compared to the next ones...

  37. M.... G....

    Poetry!!! all of their music is divine. So much truth and pain. “The bigger the river the bigger the drought”. “The only girl who could talk to him she couldn’t swim tell me worse than this”. If you don’t love this band there is something wrong with you. And Johnny is one the most beautiful man I have ever seen there is nothing more beautiful than a man that can share his pain with us in his music that includes the twins too.

  38. C.... W....

    Everyone missed the mark with GVF....This is the band that's saving rock and roll....

  39. A.... S....

    I have to admit that I absolutely did not like anything about this song the first 30+ times it played (I listen to albums in full when I can) which more then half of that was me immediately skipping past this song as if it was a B-Side that I decided didnt make the cut. Then one day out of the blue I let it play and actually listened to and felt the true meaning of the song and was brought to tears. I realized I relate to the song on such a personal level I was forced to actually think about things I never actually had gotten over at all like I told myself as I moved on w my life and pretended my mistakes were no biggy. Then I started realizing what was happening and realized it was remarkable if my theory is true. I decided I hated the song instead of risking emotional pain of my past which MUST HAVE BEEN THE WORK of my subconcious as it literally tried to avoid this song for the purpose of protecting me from what I had decided I was not going to think about ever again. I am both impressed and a lil scared at the way the mind works but ultimately it has only proven the power of one of lifes greatest gifts THE ART OF MUSIC

  40. J.... ....

    Only just heard this listening to the vinyl today. Fuck I’ve seriously been sleeping on these guys.

  41. K.... O....

    i really hope they make a music video for this...endless possibilities and so much talent. everytime i hear it, i picture something different, but its always beautiful. i want their version!

  42. S.... F....

    Thanks lots for sharing. <3

  43. J.... S....

    Sometimes you get angry and I take it personal but I should’ve know you said it cause you were hurting....life lesson right there!

  44. O.... C....

    Got deported simply for being dreamer...…… I miss Chicago and my girlfriend Mexico is so different....

  45. D.... M....

    great great song!!, my brother and I cover it on guitar and drums if anyones interested....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfmaeUcyxB4

  46. d.... ....

    1:25 "getting drunk on the dunes of Cape Cod"
    ayyyy
    this was the last song i would have expected to reference Cape Cod lmao

  47. J.... S....

    This band has restored my faith in humanity! :) need to see in concert asap

  48. A.... S....

    Man I've been missing out.. I just found these guys like 8 months ago.. all's I'm gonna say is mad talent right here

  49. C.... W....

    Love this song love this band....best thing out there right now

  50. S.... N....

    This is the perfekt song for early mornings

  51. p.... ....

    587 people liked this song so much that they flipped their phone upside down and liked it again👍👍

  52. R.... K....

    Was it love

  53. J.... A....

    i love the piano in this one. i'm excited to see where you guys go moving forward. don't lose your passion and keep blowing me away, please.

  54. 3.... F....

    He sounds a lot like Chris Cornell, awesome song

  55. B.... P....

    Música incrível ♥

  56. L.... A....

    Beautiful soul....need more of his kind❤

  57. D.... D....

    Left on the Lanta missing you

  58. D.... R....

    Johnny poured his heart out in this track.... thank you brother for making this track we can all relate to this

  59. G.... ....

    You have a good soul sunflower

  60. j.... i....

    ALGUÉM VEIO PELO PC SIQUEIRA?

  61. C.... C....

    In the Army for 13 year's, traveled all over the world. This is one of the most relatable songs I've ever listened to.

  62. n.... x....

    Man fuck Nike. Their shoes are too narrow anyway. The clothes are made out of garbage and the tags itch. What the hell is the point of being an oligarch if you're not going to use your power to do cool shit? Plain old profit, for bureaucrats? Fucking yawn. How original.

  63. N.... F....

    Does anyone know the font used in the words "Chicago" and "Highly Suspect"? It's for a tattoo.

  64. n.... x....

    I'm not a good mom.

  65. Y.... A....

    Obsessed with this

  66. E.... G....

    Few rock talents left out there.... Good stuff

  67. O.... S....

    this song make fell well its hard to explain is just an amazing song the songs they make amazing like if you thing the same thing

  68. C.... H....

    This is the first song, which make me cry, amazing <3

  69. W.... M....

    The writing in every song these dudes make is absolutely phenomenal

  70. C.... W....

    If you can't relate to this song, you haven't lived life.

  71. M.... P....

    Little one then Chicago or vice versa?

  72. A.... W....

    Johnny Stevens has a voice so rich with emotion I get chills and a lump in my throat every time I listen to him.

  73. A.... F....

    Nothing beats fall in Chicago, #Wrigleyfield #RogersPark #DaBears #Obama

  74. n.... x....

    Piano!!! Swoon.

  75. B.... ....

    This song emotionally fucks me up. It’s such a beautiful song, it tells such a beautiful story, and the piano is perfect. Amazing.

  76. J.... F....

    Warning: tons of cheese in the comment section

  77. p.... ....

    Why am I fucking up so bad?
    What am I even doing?
    When am I ever gonna learn?
    What it is she already knows

    Baby, I met you in downtown Chicago
    But I, I had to drive away the very next day
    So I, flew your pretty ass to New York City
    Then I, I left you in L.A

    Was it love or my fantasy?
    Was it real or just a dream?

    Remember one night getting too fucked up in the Hamptons at Tom's
    I fell off his bike, and girl, you laughed at me so hard
    Spent a whole week getting drunk on the dunes of Cape Cod, that's when you met my father

    Was it love or my fantasy?
    Was it real or just a dream?
    Was it love or my fantasy?

    Cause sometimes you get so angry
    And I take it personal
    And I should've known
    That you were only hurting
    Cause life can be uncertain
    When you're only 19 years old

    So it's another late night out here in California
    And I'm, I'm burying my pain into somebody else
    And now you're back at home living with your mama
    Got my first record sitting on your shelf

    Was it love or my fantasy?
    Was it real or just a dream?
    Was it love or my fantasy?
    Was it real?

    Well baby I met you in downtown Chicago
    But I, had to drive away the next day
    So I, flew your pretty ass to New York City
    Then I, I left you in L.A

  78. C.... M....

    One seen them 3 times. Still never seen Chicago performed live.

  79. C.... ....

    Burda Türk bulmak zor olacak..

  80. J.... S....

    I'm sober an the hardest part of recovery is a lot of ppl use to cover up who they are and wat they feel. it's hard to find that one to share emotions and feelings with because I stop ignoring the pain. not many like a sober boy trying to be a man

    J.... S....

    I hope the sobriety is still going well for you and that you've found someone to be yourself with.

  81. N.... ....

    Makes you wonder who this song’s about.

  82. R.... E....

    am I the the only one who head bangs at the little piano solo towards the end?

  83. a.... j....

    Damn... I really did meet my ex in downtown Chicago. It’s been 5 weeks since the last time I seen or heard her voice. I misser
    This song hits extremely close to home. I wish she would come back she’s my forever home 😔

  84. J.... D....

    This song hurts me to my core.

  85. j.... b....

    Well fucking up lead me here...sooo acidente i was gonna switch it should

  86. P.... V....

    Why is there not a music video for this

  87. H.... C....

    Seen these guy last year in Detroit. One of the best concerts I can remember.

  88. C.... G....

    Absolutely love this song, it's one of the few songs that seems to speak directly to the soul

  89. S.... S....

    Replay 4 ever beautiful song

  90. H.... G....

    met my ex in Chicago was great weekend this band has the stuff

  91. W.... 8....

    Does anyone know where i can find actual sheet music for the song? Or any way to learn more than just the base chords?

  92. A.... G....

    The piano is just amazing

  93. S.... P....

    This song is so fucking amazing😭