The Heart of it All Lyrics

I picked a carnation

And gave it to You

Don't mind the color

I was just feeling blue

And longing for my homeland

'Neath the Sycamores tall

In Ohio

The Heart of it all

From the foothills southeast

to the flatlands in the west

All along the Lake Erie

And the Great River's bends

There is no better state I recall

Than Ohio

The Heart of it all

The soil is fertile

And good for the crops

There's rain for the barrels

And happy livestock

And you can grow all the dreams you can haul

In Ohio

The Heart of it All

Through this life

I will travel

Far away I may roam

Still I'm always returning

To my Ohio

Through the ages

I will rest

When eternity calls

In Ohio

The Heart of it All

Up in the North

The winters are cold

The summers are finer

Than I've ever known

And you can hold your loves close

When the snow starts to fall

In Ohio

The Heart of it All