Ohio

Hello Ohio
 The back roads
 I know Ohio
 Like the back of my hand
 Alone Ohio
 Where the river bends
 And it's strange to see your story end
 In my life I've seen a thousand dreams
 Through the threshers all torn to pieces
 And the land lay bare, someone turned a profit there
 And a good son lost his life
 In a strip pit
 Hello Ohio
 When the sun went down we would all leave town
 And light our fires in Egypt Bottom
 And the reservoir was just as good for Joni
 'Cause we knew we would dream out loud
 In the night air
 Holly said, Don't go inside the children's home
 Mary said, Don't leave your man alone
 Valerie was singin' to the radio
 Ohio
 It was summertime in '83
 We were burnin' out at the rubber tree
 Wonderin' what in the world
 Would make all this worthwhile
 And if I knew then I was older then
 Would I see regret to the last mile
 Hello Ohio
 The back roads
 I know Ohio
 Like the back of my hand
 Alone Ohio
 Where the river bends
 And it's strange to see your story end
 How I hate to see your story end
 It's so sad to see your story end