Ohio Lyrics

I was born in 1969

From what I'm told those were crazy times

The moon, the war, the protest signs

I guess I turned out alright

I was a midwestern kid, a momma's boy

Played outside no matter sun or storms

Leaves to rake and lawns to mow

Like a million other stories go

I heard the Gospel I got saved

Learned the Pledge of Allegiance, stayed up late

Saw people come and people go away

Nothing broken that Dad couldn't fix

I was turning over rocks and catching crayfish

A girl in the neighborhood

Took an eyelash from my cheek

Make a wish

I watched the moon rise up

Through the trees in my back yard

She was the queen of my night

I was the king of her heart

I was so alive, and so in awe

In Ohio

In '78 we got a little snow

Got so deep, they shut the roads

For days on end my school was closed

That was alright with me

The woman next door never got out of bed

My mom used to help her wash her hair

There was a picture of an army man

At the top of her stairs

I watched the moon rise up

Through the trees in my back yard

She was the queen of my night

I was the king of her heart

I was so alive, and so in awe

In Ohio

Now I am a full grown tree

Swaying in that Erie breeze

Singing roots and spreading leaves

We watch the moon rise up

She is the queen of my heart

We are so alive and so in awe

In Ohio