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[Verse]
I was born in Chicago
1971
I was born in Chicago 1970
What my father told me
"Son, you'd better get a gun
My first friend went down
When I was 16 years old
Oh my first friend went down
When I was 16 years old
There's one thing I can say about that boy
He is going to go
My second friend went down
When I was 17 years of age
Oh my second friend went down
When I was 17 years of age
There's one thing I can say about that boy
He is going to go pray
Oh life is a lie
If you don't know how to play the game
Oh life is a lie
If you don't know how to play the game
All my friends are going
And everything's going to stay the same
Born In Chicago was written by Nick Gravenites.
Born In Chicago was produced by Steve Albini.
Pixies released Born In Chicago on Sat Mar 24 1990.