I remember when I was snowed in and up at old Shire town   I'm sure the next tour take me right back through that town   Snow was up to your shoulders man and that ain't no lie   Chicago wasn't so cold, it would make a Polar Bear cry      Now when you hear the people talk about their bird called The Hawk   Now I'm gonna tell ya somethin' that'll make you let out a squawk      Now where I live the weather's mostly warm   We don't have to worry about no snow or if we have a storm   But Shire town sits on the shores of a lake   And when that hawk flaps his wings it make you shiver an' shake      Now when you hear the people talk about their bird called The Hawk   Man, I'm tellin' ya one thing, they just let out a squawk      But man, you should a been there in the winter of '78'   You couldn't catch a cab down on state and lake   Now, you know that's bad, 'cause that's right in the heart of town   And it was so bad the Mayor had to close the whole town down      Now when you hear the people talk about their bird called The Hawk   Oh man, I tell you, tell you, let out a squawk