[Verse 1] On Ellis Avenue, I’m late again Wind off the lake cuts through my coat Gray stone steps and a coffee stain I’m chasing names I wrote The library glows like a lit-up stage Dead quiet under my shoes I’ve got a map in my back pocket And nothing left to prove [Pre-Chorus] Tell me I’m not too far gone Tell me I still belong Under those old brick halls I hear that call [Chorus] University of Chicago You keep pulling me in University of Chicago Start me over again Under that old brick sky I’m learning how to begin University of Chicago You keep pulling me in [Verse 2] In the quad, the flags hang low Kids talk fast in the cold Someone laughs by the bookstore window Like they’ve got the world on hold I missed my bus, I missed my plan I missed the point, maybe that’s fine There’s a spark in the winter air And it’s mine, it’s mine [Pre-Chorus] Tell me I’m not too far gone Tell me I still belong Under those old brick halls I hear that call [Chorus] University of Chicago You keep pulling me in University of Chicago Start me over again Under that old brick sky I’m learning how to begin University of Chicago You keep pulling me in [Bridge] I came in with a borrowed name Came out with a sharper edge Found my voice in a crowded room Found my nerve on the ledge [Chorus] University of Chicago You keep pulling me in University of Chicago Start me over again Under that old brick sky I’m learning how to begin University of Chicago You keep pulling me in
