Song Description

A lovesong for and taking place in Chicago, dreaming on a drive north from 57th St. to Hollywood along the famous waterside highway

Lyrics

STRAIGHT FOR THE STARS (VIA LAKE SHORE DRIVE)
(Steve Multer, Karen Multer 2002)

Since Burnham built the Exposition love has found its definition
Where the water meets Chicago's shore
From Adler's consummate ideal to Van Der Rohe's facade of steel
I marvel at these structures I adore but

The greatest minds in architecture pale beside a grand conjecture
Maybe we could rise above them all
I dream at thirty miles an hour 'tween the lake and Water Tower
Nights like this I blissfully recall you

I don't know why I feel like I could fly away
Hey Mr. Moon, was that wink for me
Am I in heaven ? you've made the night alive
I'm headed Straight for the Stars [via Lake Shore Drive]

I felt a spark beginning down in Jackson Park
You were the glow around Soldier Field
By Navy Pier it was clear our love would thrive
I'm headed Straight for the Stars [via Lake Shore Drive]

Venus must have searched across the darkness for an angel
Jupiter played Cupid for the millionth time
I could use your halo in a ring-toss with Saturn
And I'll point my car toward your shooting star

Passing the Zoo I thought I caught a glimpse of you
Was that a comet over Belmont Harbor
Meet me on Bryn Mawr to see the dawn arrive
I'm headed Straight for the Stars [via Lake Shore Drive]
I?m headed Straight for the Stars