Lyrics

Ohio
Emily Dunbar

Her mama died her senior year
And those applications never made the mail
Graduation came and went
And ?the sky?s the limit? started narrowing in

Her heart and dreams were in New York City
While her hands folded her daddy?s laundry
She worked the diner the dinner shift
For greasy come-ons and meager tips

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Oh my oh, Ohio
It?s almost too sad to believe
Oh my oh, Ohio
She never thought she?d never leave

Six months to save and she?ll be gone
The bus to New York leaves Thursdays at dawn
She goes down to the station to watch that bus disappear
Christmas came and she still was here

After beauty school, then she?ll be gone
Cut famous hair in a New York salon
Another year passed and that bus stopped running
Now she?s saving for airfare, there?s always something

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She made manager at Super Clips
She goes to Cinci on weekend trips
She reads people and still dreams someday
She?ll pack her bags and fly away from

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Come April she?ll have a daughter
Who?ll grow up next door to her grandfather
Bobby loves her, they?ll be okay
She?s set her roots down she?s making her way in

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Oh my oh, Ohio
It?s not as bad as she once believed
Oh my oh, Ohio
She?s got new dreams she don?t want to leave


Oh my oh, Ohio
It?s better than she ever believed
Oh my oh, Ohio
She?s settled down, why would she leave?

Oh my oh, Ohio
It?s quiet there, you better believe
Oh my oh, Ohio
She?s happy now and she?ll never leave