Saturday In The Park by Chicago has always reminded me of when I was a
very little girl (maybe 5 years old or something) when my real Dad
would sometimes actually show up on a Saturday like he was supposed to
do every Saturday, but usually didn’t. On those rare Saturdays that I
did get to spend the day with him, we would often go to Lake Shore
Drive in Chicago to the park there and play on the beach and I could
swing on the swings and stuff. So, sometime later, 6th grade or so, I
started to get into the band Chicago and loved their song Saturday In
The Park, which came out in 1972, and it always reminded me of those
days with my dad in the park plus the fact that I was born on the
fourth of july and the song references that. Hanging out with my
dad on those rare occasions always elated me because I always waited
so long for him to show up and I had him up on a pedestal in my mind
when I was a little girl. Hanging out with him on a Saturday was like
there was no tomorrow and he could do no wrong (of course until the
next Saturday when I waited all day for him to show up).
Saturday in the park
I think it was the fourth of july
Saturday in the park
I think it was the fourth of july
People dancing, people laughing
A man selling ice cream
Singing italian songs
(fake italian lyric)
Can you dig it (yes, I can)
And Ive been waiting such a long time
For saturdaySaturday in the park
Youd think it was the fourth of july
Saturday in the park
Youd think it was the fourth of july
People talking, really smiling
A man playing guitar
Singing for us all
Will you help him change the world
Can you dig it (yes, I can)
And Ive been waiting such a long time
For todaySlow motion riders fly the colors of the day
A bronze man still can tell stories his own way
Listen children all is not lost
All is not lostFunny days in the park
Every days the fourth of july
Funny days in the park
Every days the fourth of july
People reaching, people touching
A real celebration
Waiting for us all
If we want it, really want it
Can you dig it (yes, I can)
And Ive been waiting such a long time
For the day