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The It Better End Soon series is written by the band’s politically outspoken pianist Robert Lamm. In this live show, all of the movements are played one after another, forming a sixteen minute long track. The other album counterparts of the movement are linked below:
“1st Movement”
“2nd Movement”
“...
[Part I: 1st Movement]
[Verse 1: Terry Kath, All]
Can't stand it no more
The people dying
Crying for help
For so many years
But nobody hears
[Chorus: Terry Kath, All]
Better end soon, my friend
It better end soon, my friend
Yeah yeah yeah
[Verse 2: Terry Kath, All]
Can't take it no more
The people hating
Burning their brothers
They don't understand
Oh, they can't understand
[Chorus: Terry Kath, All]
Better end soon, my friend
It better end soon, my friend
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Outro: Terry Kath]
You don't have to think about it
[Part II: 2nd Movement]
[Instrumental]
[Part III: 3rd Movement]
[Intro: Terry Kath]
Hey yеah no ohh...
Oh oh oh oh oh
No no no
Oh
Oh oh oh
Oh whoa oh
[Verse: Terry Kath]
Hey, everybody
[?] meet again
I wish it wasn't mе that's such a mess
Oh oh oh oh oh whoa oh
I don't know what to do
But I guess
I just have to make them see
I guess
But your heart in it
I guess
You'd have to throw it away
Oh, everybody
Got a [?]
Yeah yeah yeah
Oh yeah
Yeah yeah
We gotta get rowdy
And for how
Whoa oh oh everybody [?]
Yeah, yeah
Oh yeah
Got a minute to prove
Oh oh yeah
Everybody
Oh, put up your hands
They're gonna see [?]
Yeah yeah
C'mon everybody
That's fallin' in love
Oh not everybody
Oh
Better little than a lot
Gotta bring it through
You gotta let us have a break
Everybody, near me
Get real near and sing, everybody
C'mon
Hey, c'mon
Give in, hey yeah yeah yeah
Come on
Let us do it, uh
Everybody 'round
Let me show ya
Oh yeah
Come on and sped up
Live life
Everybody
Live life
Gotta break free
Gotta break free
Hey, everybody feel
This bad feeling
It talks to you
What ya gonna do?
[?]
Tell 'em what ya gonna do
I just wanna let the world fall apart
[?] haul our hearts
Gotta let the world fall apart
[?]
Oh oh
Oh oh oh
Gotta claim the world
[?]
Gotta make a [?]
Make it better for the future
Gotta believe in something
Yeah
[?]
C'mon
[?]
Do it for your own lady now
Do it for your mama now
Oh yeah
Hey
They got nothing to say
But it's gonna have to pay
[Guitar Solo]
[Part IV: 4th Movement]
[Verse: Terry Kath, All]
Can't stand it no more
People dying, Lord gon' help us all
And a yes
Can anybody hear?
[Chorus: Terry Kath, All]
Better end soon, my friend
It's gotta end soon, my friend
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
[Outro: Terry Kath]
Ooh ooh
It better end soon
Oh oh
It Better End Soon (Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70) was written by Walter Parazaider & Terry Kath & Robert Lamm.
It Better End Soon (Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70) was produced by Chicago.
Chicago released It Better End Soon (Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70) on Fri Apr 06 2018.