Lyrics for Saturday In The Park as interpreted by Demau Senae

Saturday In The Park Lyrics
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 (sellin' ice cream)
Can you dig it (yes, I can) And I've been waiting such a long time
For Saturday

Saturday in the park
You'd think it was the Fourth of July
Saturday in the park
You'd 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 I've been waiting such a long time
For today

Slow 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 lost, oh no, no,

Funny days in the park, every day's the Fourth of July
Funny days in the park, every day's 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 I've been waiting such a long time
For the day
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"Saturday in the Park" as written by Robert William Lamm
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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stoolhardy
03-21-2005

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Somebody please comment on this. I really only see the literal meaning of this song, just a Saturday in the park.

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ivoryjukebox
03-22-2005

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i think it's just about a man walking through the park on a date with his girl on a saturday. when he says, "i think it was the fourth of july," to me, that means he "saw fireworks" if you know what i mean. it's not a difficult concept.

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FloydFan
03-26-2005

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It's got to be more than just that. How does "Slow motion riders fly the colors of the day/A bronze man still can tell stories his own way," fit?

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Vozzy
05-21-2005

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"Slow motion riders fly the colors of the day"
This could be in reference to a merry-go-round or some other children's ride to be found at a park.
"A bronze man still can tell stories his own way."
Sounds like the ubiquitous War Hero statue, found at most parks across the country. If the statue was on his horse, and the horse was on all fours, that meant one thing (he died in battle or something), and if he's rearing up on his two hind quarters, that meant something else (he was wounded maybe). If he is not on a horse but standing, that means yet another thing (he was not a casualty).

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ChicagoJake
05-11-2006

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I remember reading an interview with Robert Lamm, (the writer of the song). He stated that the band was touring in NYC, while trying to write a song with no luck, he left the hotel and took a walk through Central Park. Taking note of what was going on around him he decided to write a song about it. there you have it. the story behind one of the bands most memorable songs.

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Mattbluhalofan
06-27-2007

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This song is responsible for my falling in love with this band. I heard this song in fourth grade, and listened to some others, and now I have nine of their albums, and I'm expanding my collection. I'm dying to get my hands on Live at Carnegie Hall.

As for the meaning of this song, in the Rhino remaster of Chicago V, Walt Parazaider explains that they were touring in New York City, and Robert Lamm went out for a walk in Central Park, was amazed, and subsequently wrote this song about it.

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Velocity_v
07-28-2007

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Perhaps the meaning could be just enjoyment in the little things. It is usual those things that lift your spirits.

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Wiyakaska
06-15-2009

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Chicago, first named CTA, began as a protest song band in the Chicago area. There are a few songs that are acknowledged as protest oriented. I believe Saturday in the Park has slipped under the rope. I believe it is a protest to the Viet Nam War. I offer the following comments to support this position:
Note the concern that "I think it was the 4th of July" because "I've been waiting such a long time". clearly the writer (singer) treasures the old days in the park when there were ice cream stands and musicians and much joyousness. But it is not to be because the unstated fact is that the war is still going on. Then comes the bridge.

"Slow motion riders fly the colors of the day". To me this is reference to another kind of park, a cemetery park, with the funeral cortege of slow riders and the flag-draped casket on the casson--the colors of the day are the red, white and blue. A bronze man is perhaps a statue in the cemetery and the plaque that tells his story his own way, or it might be the officer with all the braid and the bronze medals across his chest. After all, the military always tells the story their own way. Then the call: listen children all is not lost.

It's the final verse that nails this theme and validates my interpretation: funny days are the old times to which we all want to return, when every day is the 4th. People reaching and touching in gladness and the happiness of peace time, not reaching and touching to soothe grief-striken families. And the reminder, it we really want it we can have a real celebration, just like in the old days before the war. It waits for us. And then the question, do you want it too? (can you dig it) Because, I've been waiting such a long time.

And America did wait for such a long time before we brought them home to happy Saturdays in the Parks.

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chocolatelover93
07-04-2009

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Hey, today is Saturday and its the 4th of July! This is a really great song and I love the piano melody. I also love the really awesome lyrics. It's such a happy and carefree song! Today I have gone to the park and I'm gonna play this song everytime I spend a Saturday in the park and every 4th of July and whenever theres other similar occasions when I'm having a really good time.

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alliematt
04-21-2010

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You all might be interested in this link, which is about the song:

http://www.beliefnet.com/Inspiration/Chicken-Soup-For-The-Soul/2009/12/Saturday-in-the-Park.aspx

This was the first Chicago song I ever heard. It was the summer of 1972 and I was eight years old. It wasn't until several years later that I knew that Chicago had hits long before Saturday In the Park!!

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pizzatruck
06-02-2010

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When I hear "I think it was the fourth of July," I think of a drug reference.

1. Fourth of July = fireworks = tripping
2. He thinks it was the fourth of July? How would he not know unless he was on drugs.

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caucasian
01-07-2011

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This is a song about struggling with life and how to live it in the best way, and then suddenly hitting a break at some point and having a sense a peace just wash over you. Yes, it could be while taking a break to go out into a park for awhile and just seeing the people, the life, as it goes by.. coming back to earth for a bit, realizing that you have a lot of what you need already intact... you'll always be growing but for right now, in the moment, you are in the moment and you like being there... as you remember being many times in the past.. before all this 'struggling. It has a couple of layers to it involving protest and activism and so forth.. but I am just taking where I typically see it, at the high level. Of course it is Chicago, so the music itself is pretty much paradise on earth. The world would really suck if there was no Chicago...

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Thia007
12-05-2011

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"Can ya dig it? Yes I can.;)

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drewzer15
03-18-2012

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I think some lyrics are missing.

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